178=x^2+2x

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Solution for 178=x^2+2x equation:


Simplifying
178 = x2 + 2x

Reorder the terms:
178 = 2x + x2

Solving
178 = 2x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
178 + -2x + -1x2 = 2x + -2x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0
178 + -2x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
178 + -2x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
178 + -2x + -1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
-178 + 2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '178' to each side of the equation.
-178 + 2x + 178 + x2 = 0 + 178

Reorder the terms:
-178 + 178 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 178

Combine like terms: -178 + 178 = 0
0 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 178
2x + x2 = 0 + 178

Combine like terms: 0 + 178 = 178
2x + x2 = 178

The x term is 2x.  Take half its coefficient (1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
2x + 1 + x2 = 178 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + 2x + x2 = 178 + 1

Combine like terms: 178 + 1 = 179
1 + 2x + x2 = 179

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1)(x + 1) = 179

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.37908816

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1) equal to 13.37908816 and -13.37908816.

Subproblem 1

x + 1 = 13.37908816 Simplifying x + 1 = 13.37908816 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = 13.37908816 Solving 1 + x = 13.37908816 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = 13.37908816 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = 13.37908816 + -1 x = 13.37908816 + -1 Combine like terms: 13.37908816 + -1 = 12.37908816 x = 12.37908816 Simplifying x = 12.37908816

Subproblem 2

x + 1 = -13.37908816 Simplifying x + 1 = -13.37908816 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = -13.37908816 Solving 1 + x = -13.37908816 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = -13.37908816 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = -13.37908816 + -1 x = -13.37908816 + -1 Combine like terms: -13.37908816 + -1 = -14.37908816 x = -14.37908816 Simplifying x = -14.37908816

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {12.37908816, -14.37908816}

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