x(x+4)=144-4

Solution for x(x+4)=144-4 equation:

x(x+4)=144-4

We move all terms to the left:

x(x+4)-(144-4)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x(x+4)-140=0

We multiply parentheses

x^2+4x-140=0

a = 1; b = 4; c = -140;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 42-4·1·(-140)
Δ = 576
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{576}=24$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(4)-24}{2*1}=\frac{-28}{2}
=-14
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(4)+24}{2*1}=\frac{20}{2}
=10
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