x(x-14)=250

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Solution for x(x-14)=250 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -14) = 250

Reorder the terms:
x(-14 + x) = 250
(-14 * x + x * x) = 250
(-14x + x2) = 250

Solving
-14x + x2 = 250

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-250 + -14x + x2 = 250 + -250

Combine like terms: 250 + -250 = 0
-250 + -14x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '250' to each side of the equation.
-250 + -14x + 250 + x2 = 0 + 250

Reorder the terms:
-250 + 250 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 250

Combine like terms: -250 + 250 = 0
0 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 250
-14x + x2 = 0 + 250

Combine like terms: 0 + 250 = 250
-14x + x2 = 250

The x term is -14x.  Take half its coefficient (-7).
Square it (49) and add it to both sides.

Add '49' to each side of the equation.
-14x + 49 + x2 = 250 + 49

Reorder the terms:
49 + -14x + x2 = 250 + 49

Combine like terms: 250 + 49 = 299
49 + -14x + x2 = 299

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7)(x + -7) = 299

Calculate the square root of the right side: 17.291616466

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7) equal to 17.291616466 and -17.291616466.

Subproblem 1

x + -7 = 17.291616466 Simplifying x + -7 = 17.291616466 Reorder the terms: -7 + x = 17.291616466 Solving -7 + x = 17.291616466 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7' to each side of the equation. -7 + 7 + x = 17.291616466 + 7 Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0 0 + x = 17.291616466 + 7 x = 17.291616466 + 7 Combine like terms: 17.291616466 + 7 = 24.291616466 x = 24.291616466 Simplifying x = 24.291616466

Subproblem 2

x + -7 = -17.291616466 Simplifying x + -7 = -17.291616466 Reorder the terms: -7 + x = -17.291616466 Solving -7 + x = -17.291616466 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7' to each side of the equation. -7 + 7 + x = -17.291616466 + 7 Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0 0 + x = -17.291616466 + 7 x = -17.291616466 + 7 Combine like terms: -17.291616466 + 7 = -10.291616466 x = -10.291616466 Simplifying x = -10.291616466

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {24.291616466, -10.291616466}

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