k^2-4k=43

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Solution for k^2-4k=43 equation:


Simplifying
k2 + -4k = 43

Reorder the terms:
-4k + k2 = 43

Solving
-4k + k2 = 43

Solving for variable 'k'.

Reorder the terms:
-43 + -4k + k2 = 43 + -43

Combine like terms: 43 + -43 = 0
-43 + -4k + k2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '43' to each side of the equation.
-43 + -4k + 43 + k2 = 0 + 43

Reorder the terms:
-43 + 43 + -4k + k2 = 0 + 43

Combine like terms: -43 + 43 = 0
0 + -4k + k2 = 0 + 43
-4k + k2 = 0 + 43

Combine like terms: 0 + 43 = 43
-4k + k2 = 43

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

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4k + 4 + k2 = 43 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4k + k2 = 43 + 4

Combine like terms: 43 + 4 = 47
4 + -4k + k2 = 47

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(k + -2)(k + -2) = 47

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.8556546

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(k + -2) equal to 6.8556546 and -6.8556546.

Subproblem 1

k + -2 = 6.8556546 Simplifying k + -2 = 6.8556546 Reorder the terms: -2 + k = 6.8556546 Solving -2 + k = 6.8556546 Solving for variable 'k'. Move all terms containing k to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + k = 6.8556546 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + k = 6.8556546 + 2 k = 6.8556546 + 2 Combine like terms: 6.8556546 + 2 = 8.8556546 k = 8.8556546 Simplifying k = 8.8556546

Subproblem 2

k + -2 = -6.8556546 Simplifying k + -2 = -6.8556546 Reorder the terms: -2 + k = -6.8556546 Solving -2 + k = -6.8556546 Solving for variable 'k'. Move all terms containing k to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + k = -6.8556546 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + k = -6.8556546 + 2 k = -6.8556546 + 2 Combine like terms: -6.8556546 + 2 = -4.8556546 k = -4.8556546 Simplifying k = -4.8556546

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. k = {8.8556546, -4.8556546}

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