4x^2-17x-69=0

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Solution for 4x^2-17x-69=0 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + -17x + -69 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-69 + -17x + 4x2 = 0

Solving
-69 + -17x + 4x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-17.25 + -4.25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '17.25' to each side of the equation.
-17.25 + -4.25x + 17.25 + x2 = 0 + 17.25

Reorder the terms:
-17.25 + 17.25 + -4.25x + x2 = 0 + 17.25

Combine like terms: -17.25 + 17.25 = 0.00
0.00 + -4.25x + x2 = 0 + 17.25
-4.25x + x2 = 0 + 17.25

Combine like terms: 0 + 17.25 = 17.25
-4.25x + x2 = 17.25

The x term is -4.25x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.125).
Square it (4.515625) and add it to both sides.

Add '4.515625' to each side of the equation.
-4.25x + 4.515625 + x2 = 17.25 + 4.515625

Reorder the terms:
4.515625 + -4.25x + x2 = 17.25 + 4.515625

Combine like terms: 17.25 + 4.515625 = 21.765625
4.515625 + -4.25x + x2 = 21.765625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.125)(x + -2.125) = 21.765625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.665364402

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.125) equal to 4.665364402 and -4.665364402.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.125 = 4.665364402 Simplifying x + -2.125 = 4.665364402 Reorder the terms: -2.125 + x = 4.665364402 Solving -2.125 + x = 4.665364402 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.125' to each side of the equation. -2.125 + 2.125 + x = 4.665364402 + 2.125 Combine like terms: -2.125 + 2.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 4.665364402 + 2.125 x = 4.665364402 + 2.125 Combine like terms: 4.665364402 + 2.125 = 6.790364402 x = 6.790364402 Simplifying x = 6.790364402

Subproblem 2

x + -2.125 = -4.665364402 Simplifying x + -2.125 = -4.665364402 Reorder the terms: -2.125 + x = -4.665364402 Solving -2.125 + x = -4.665364402 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.125' to each side of the equation. -2.125 + 2.125 + x = -4.665364402 + 2.125 Combine like terms: -2.125 + 2.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -4.665364402 + 2.125 x = -4.665364402 + 2.125 Combine like terms: -4.665364402 + 2.125 = -2.540364402 x = -2.540364402 Simplifying x = -2.540364402

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.790364402, -2.540364402}

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