x(x-20)=84

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Solution for x(x-20)=84 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -20) = 84

Reorder the terms:
x(-20 + x) = 84
(-20 * x + x * x) = 84
(-20x + x2) = 84

Solving
-20x + x2 = 84

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-84 + -20x + x2 = 84 + -84

Combine like terms: 84 + -84 = 0
-84 + -20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '84' to each side of the equation.
-84 + -20x + 84 + x2 = 0 + 84

Reorder the terms:
-84 + 84 + -20x + x2 = 0 + 84

Combine like terms: -84 + 84 = 0
0 + -20x + x2 = 0 + 84
-20x + x2 = 0 + 84

Combine like terms: 0 + 84 = 84
-20x + x2 = 84

The x term is -20x.  Take half its coefficient (-10).
Square it (100) and add it to both sides.

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
-20x + 100 + x2 = 84 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20x + x2 = 84 + 100

Combine like terms: 84 + 100 = 184
100 + -20x + x2 = 184

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10)(x + -10) = 184

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.564659966

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10) equal to 13.564659966 and -13.564659966.

Subproblem 1

x + -10 = 13.564659966 Simplifying x + -10 = 13.564659966 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = 13.564659966 Solving -10 + x = 13.564659966 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + x = 13.564659966 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = 13.564659966 + 10 x = 13.564659966 + 10 Combine like terms: 13.564659966 + 10 = 23.564659966 x = 23.564659966 Simplifying x = 23.564659966

Subproblem 2

x + -10 = -13.564659966 Simplifying x + -10 = -13.564659966 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = -13.564659966 Solving -10 + x = -13.564659966 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + x = -13.564659966 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = -13.564659966 + 10 x = -13.564659966 + 10 Combine like terms: -13.564659966 + 10 = -3.564659966 x = -3.564659966 Simplifying x = -3.564659966

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {23.564659966, -3.564659966}

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