4x(x-17)=103

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Solution for 4x(x-17)=103 equation:


Simplifying
4x(x + -17) = 103

Reorder the terms:
4x(-17 + x) = 103
(-17 * 4x + x * 4x) = 103
(-68x + 4x2) = 103

Solving
-68x + 4x2 = 103

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-103 + -68x + 4x2 = 103 + -103

Combine like terms: 103 + -103 = 0
-103 + -68x + 4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-25.75 + -17x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '25.75' to each side of the equation.
-25.75 + -17x + 25.75 + x2 = 0 + 25.75

Reorder the terms:
-25.75 + 25.75 + -17x + x2 = 0 + 25.75

Combine like terms: -25.75 + 25.75 = 0.00
0.00 + -17x + x2 = 0 + 25.75
-17x + x2 = 0 + 25.75

Combine like terms: 0 + 25.75 = 25.75
-17x + x2 = 25.75

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 = 25.75 + 72.25

Reorder the terms:
72.25 + -17x + x2 = 25.75 + 72.25

Combine like terms: 25.75 + 72.25 = 98
72.25 + -17x + x2 = 98

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -8.5)(x + -8.5) = 98

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.899494937

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -8.5) equal to 9.899494937 and -9.899494937.

Subproblem 1

x + -8.5 = 9.899494937 Simplifying x + -8.5 = 9.899494937 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + x = 9.899494937 Solving -8.5 + x = 9.899494937 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 = 9.899494937 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 9.899494937 + 8.5 x = 9.899494937 + 8.5 Combine like terms: 9.899494937 + 8.5 = 18.399494937 x = 18.399494937 Simplifying x = 18.399494937

Subproblem 2

x + -8.5 = -9.899494937 Simplifying x + -8.5 = -9.899494937 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + x = -9.899494937 Solving -8.5 + x = -9.899494937 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 = -9.899494937 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -9.899494937 + 8.5 x = -9.899494937 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -9.899494937 + 8.5 = -1.399494937 x = -1.399494937 Simplifying x = -1.399494937

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {18.399494937, -1.399494937}

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