x(x+4)=2420

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Solution for x(x+4)=2420 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 4) = 2420

Reorder the terms:
x(4 + x) = 2420
(4 * x + x * x) = 2420
(4x + x2) = 2420

Solving
4x + x2 = 2420

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-2420 + 4x + x2 = 2420 + -2420

Combine like terms: 2420 + -2420 = 0
-2420 + 4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2420' to each side of the equation.
-2420 + 4x + 2420 + x2 = 0 + 2420

Reorder the terms:
-2420 + 2420 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 2420

Combine like terms: -2420 + 2420 = 0
0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 2420
4x + x2 = 0 + 2420

Combine like terms: 0 + 2420 = 2420
4x + x2 = 2420

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 = 2420 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 2420 + 4

Combine like terms: 2420 + 4 = 2424
4 + 4x + x2 = 2424

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 2424

Calculate the square root of the right side: 49.2341345

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 49.2341345 and -49.2341345.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 49.2341345 Simplifying x + 2 = 49.2341345 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 49.2341345 Solving 2 + x = 49.2341345 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 = 49.2341345 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 49.2341345 + -2 x = 49.2341345 + -2 Combine like terms: 49.2341345 + -2 = 47.2341345 x = 47.2341345 Simplifying x = 47.2341345

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -49.2341345 Simplifying x + 2 = -49.2341345 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -49.2341345 Solving 2 + x = -49.2341345 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 = -49.2341345 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -49.2341345 + -2 x = -49.2341345 + -2 Combine like terms: -49.2341345 + -2 = -51.2341345 x = -51.2341345 Simplifying x = -51.2341345

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {47.2341345, -51.2341345}

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