17x-x^2=-52

Simple and best practice solution for 17x-x^2=-52 equation. Check how easy it is, and learn it for the future. Our solution is simple, and easy to understand, so don`t hesitate to use it as a solution of your homework.

If it's not what You are looking for type in the equation solver your own equation and let us solve it.

Solution for 17x-x^2=-52 equation:


Simplifying
17x + -1x2 = -52

Solving
17x + -1x2 = -52

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
52 + 17x + -1x2 = -52 + 52

Combine like terms: -52 + 52 = 0
52 + 17x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-52 + -17x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '52' to each side of the equation.
-52 + -17x + 52 + x2 = 0 + 52

Reorder the terms:
-52 + 52 + -17x + x2 = 0 + 52

Combine like terms: -52 + 52 = 0
0 + -17x + x2 = 0 + 52
-17x + x2 = 0 + 52

Combine like terms: 0 + 52 = 52
-17x + x2 = 52

The x term is -17x.  Take half its coefficient (-8.5).
Square it (72.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '72.25' to each side of the equation.
-17x + 72.25 + x2 = 52 + 72.25

Reorder the terms:
72.25 + -17x + x2 = 52 + 72.25

Combine like terms: 52 + 72.25 = 124.25
72.25 + -17x + x2 = 124.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -8.5)(x + -8.5) = 124.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.146748405

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -8.5) equal to 11.146748405 and -11.146748405.

Subproblem 1

x + -8.5 = 11.146748405 Simplifying x + -8.5 = 11.146748405 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + x = 11.146748405 Solving -8.5 + x = 11.146748405 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8.5' to each side of the equation. -8.5 + 8.5 + x = 11.146748405 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 11.146748405 + 8.5 x = 11.146748405 + 8.5 Combine like terms: 11.146748405 + 8.5 = 19.646748405 x = 19.646748405 Simplifying x = 19.646748405

Subproblem 2

x + -8.5 = -11.146748405 Simplifying x + -8.5 = -11.146748405 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + x = -11.146748405 Solving -8.5 + x = -11.146748405 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8.5' to each side of the equation. -8.5 + 8.5 + x = -11.146748405 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -11.146748405 + 8.5 x = -11.146748405 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -11.146748405 + 8.5 = -2.646748405 x = -2.646748405 Simplifying x = -2.646748405

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {19.646748405, -2.646748405}

See similar equations:

| 8(x+10)-3(2x+9)=2(x+31.5) | | 5x-8=42 | | 5x+9=105 | | x^2-14x=72 | | (-7.3+5.2x)(-4.2)= | | x^2-12x-64=0 | | N^2-11n+10=X | | 149+15=74x | | 2x-3=5x+2 | | N^2+11n+10=X | | 3x+8=2x+48 | | -2x-3y=18 | | v(t)=t*t+7t-3 | | 8y-3=5(y-1)+3G | | 3g-15=-36 | | v(t)=t^2+7t-3 | | 4x+2y=9 | | .2+7=22 | | x^2+12x=-3x | | -2.5+d=4.2 | | d=(r+10)t | | w^2+5w-6000=0 | | -0.7z-2.4=0.9z+5.6 | | 7x+5-2x=45 | | 48h^2-12h=6 | | 8y=48+6y | | 7x^2+1=0 | | 4n+2=8-n | | q^2-38q+336=0 | | y^2+4y=396 | | 2y-8=2(y+9) | | 2p+7=-20-7p |

Equations solver categories