n(n+1)=224

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Solution for n(n+1)=224 equation:


Simplifying
n(n + 1) = 224

Reorder the terms:
n(1 + n) = 224
(1 * n + n * n) = 224
(1n + n2) = 224

Solving
1n + n2 = 224

Solving for variable 'n'.

Reorder the terms:
-224 + 1n + n2 = 224 + -224

Combine like terms: 224 + -224 = 0
-224 + 1n + n2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '224' to each side of the equation.
-224 + 1n + 224 + n2 = 0 + 224

Reorder the terms:
-224 + 224 + 1n + n2 = 0 + 224

Combine like terms: -224 + 224 = 0
0 + 1n + n2 = 0 + 224
1n + n2 = 0 + 224

Combine like terms: 0 + 224 = 224
1n + n2 = 224

The n term is 1n.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
n + 0.25 + n2 = 224 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + n + n2 = 224 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 224 + 0.25 = 224.25
0.25 + n + n2 = 224.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(n + 0.5)(n + 0.5) = 224.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 14.974979132

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(n + 0.5) equal to 14.974979132 and -14.974979132.

Subproblem 1

n + 0.5 = 14.974979132 Simplifying n + 0.5 = 14.974979132 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + n = 14.974979132 Solving 0.5 + n = 14.974979132 Solving for variable 'n'. Move all terms containing n to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + n = 14.974979132 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + n = 14.974979132 + -0.5 n = 14.974979132 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 14.974979132 + -0.5 = 14.474979132 n = 14.474979132 Simplifying n = 14.474979132

Subproblem 2

n + 0.5 = -14.974979132 Simplifying n + 0.5 = -14.974979132 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + n = -14.974979132 Solving 0.5 + n = -14.974979132 Solving for variable 'n'. Move all terms containing n to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + n = -14.974979132 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + n = -14.974979132 + -0.5 n = -14.974979132 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -14.974979132 + -0.5 = -15.474979132 n = -15.474979132 Simplifying n = -15.474979132

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. n = {14.474979132, -15.474979132}

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