2x(x-2)-(x+4)=28

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Solution for 2x(x-2)-(x+4)=28 equation:


Simplifying
2x(x + -2) + -1(x + 4) = 28

Reorder the terms:
2x(-2 + x) + -1(x + 4) = 28
(-2 * 2x + x * 2x) + -1(x + 4) = 28
(-4x + 2x2) + -1(x + 4) = 28

Reorder the terms:
-4x + 2x2 + -1(4 + x) = 28
-4x + 2x2 + (4 * -1 + x * -1) = 28
-4x + 2x2 + (-4 + -1x) = 28

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -4x + -1x + 2x2 = 28

Combine like terms: -4x + -1x = -5x
-4 + -5x + 2x2 = 28

Solving
-4 + -5x + 2x2 = 28

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -28 + -5x + 2x2 = 28 + -28

Combine like terms: -4 + -28 = -32
-32 + -5x + 2x2 = 28 + -28

Combine like terms: 28 + -28 = 0
-32 + -5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-16 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
-16 + -2.5x + 16 + x2 = 0 + 16

Reorder the terms:
-16 + 16 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 16

Combine like terms: -16 + 16 = 0
0 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 16
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 16

Combine like terms: 0 + 16 = 16
-2.5x + x2 = 16

The x term is -2.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 16 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 16 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 16 + 1.5625 = 17.5625
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 17.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 17.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.190763654

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 4.190763654 and -4.190763654.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 4.190763654 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 4.190763654 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 4.190763654 Solving -1.25 + x = 4.190763654 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = 4.190763654 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.190763654 + 1.25 x = 4.190763654 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 4.190763654 + 1.25 = 5.440763654 x = 5.440763654 Simplifying x = 5.440763654

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -4.190763654 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -4.190763654 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -4.190763654 Solving -1.25 + x = -4.190763654 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = -4.190763654 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.190763654 + 1.25 x = -4.190763654 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -4.190763654 + 1.25 = -2.940763654 x = -2.940763654 Simplifying x = -2.940763654

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.440763654, -2.940763654}

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