h(h+4)=24

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Solution for h(h+4)=24 equation:


Simplifying
h(h + 4) = 24

Reorder the terms:
h(4 + h) = 24
(4 * h + h * h) = 24
(4h + h2) = 24

Solving
4h + h2 = 24

Solving for variable 'h'.

Reorder the terms:
-24 + 4h + h2 = 24 + -24

Combine like terms: 24 + -24 = 0
-24 + 4h + h2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '24' to each side of the equation.
-24 + 4h + 24 + h2 = 0 + 24

Reorder the terms:
-24 + 24 + 4h + h2 = 0 + 24

Combine like terms: -24 + 24 = 0
0 + 4h + h2 = 0 + 24
4h + h2 = 0 + 24

Combine like terms: 0 + 24 = 24
4h + h2 = 24

The h term is 4h.  Take half its coefficient (2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
4h + 4 + h2 = 24 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4h + h2 = 24 + 4

Combine like terms: 24 + 4 = 28
4 + 4h + h2 = 28

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(h + 2)(h + 2) = 28

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.291502622

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(h + 2) equal to 5.291502622 and -5.291502622.

Subproblem 1

h + 2 = 5.291502622 Simplifying h + 2 = 5.291502622 Reorder the terms: 2 + h = 5.291502622 Solving 2 + h = 5.291502622 Solving for variable 'h'. Move all terms containing h to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + h = 5.291502622 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + h = 5.291502622 + -2 h = 5.291502622 + -2 Combine like terms: 5.291502622 + -2 = 3.291502622 h = 3.291502622 Simplifying h = 3.291502622

Subproblem 2

h + 2 = -5.291502622 Simplifying h + 2 = -5.291502622 Reorder the terms: 2 + h = -5.291502622 Solving 2 + h = -5.291502622 Solving for variable 'h'. Move all terms containing h to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + h = -5.291502622 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + h = -5.291502622 + -2 h = -5.291502622 + -2 Combine like terms: -5.291502622 + -2 = -7.291502622 h = -7.291502622 Simplifying h = -7.291502622

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. h = {3.291502622, -7.291502622}

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