x(x+4)=130

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Solution for x(x+4)=130 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 4) = 130

Reorder the terms:
x(4 + x) = 130
(4 * x + x * x) = 130
(4x + x2) = 130

Solving
4x + x2 = 130

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-130 + 4x + x2 = 130 + -130

Combine like terms: 130 + -130 = 0
-130 + 4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '130' to each side of the equation.
-130 + 4x + 130 + x2 = 0 + 130

Reorder the terms:
-130 + 130 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 130

Combine like terms: -130 + 130 = 0
0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 130
4x + x2 = 0 + 130

Combine like terms: 0 + 130 = 130
4x + x2 = 130

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

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
4x + 4 + x2 = 130 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 130 + 4

Combine like terms: 130 + 4 = 134
4 + 4x + x2 = 134

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 134

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.575836903

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 11.575836903 and -11.575836903.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 11.575836903 Simplifying x + 2 = 11.575836903 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 11.575836903 Solving 2 + x = 11.575836903 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = 11.575836903 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 11.575836903 + -2 x = 11.575836903 + -2 Combine like terms: 11.575836903 + -2 = 9.575836903 x = 9.575836903 Simplifying x = 9.575836903

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -11.575836903 Simplifying x + 2 = -11.575836903 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -11.575836903 Solving 2 + x = -11.575836903 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = -11.575836903 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -11.575836903 + -2 x = -11.575836903 + -2 Combine like terms: -11.575836903 + -2 = -13.575836903 x = -13.575836903 Simplifying x = -13.575836903

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {9.575836903, -13.575836903}

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