x^2+26x=-104

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Solution for x^2+26x=-104 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 26x = -104

Reorder the terms:
26x + x2 = -104

Solving
26x + x2 = -104

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
104 + 26x + x2 = -104 + 104

Combine like terms: -104 + 104 = 0
104 + 26x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-104' to each side of the equation.
104 + 26x + -104 + x2 = 0 + -104

Reorder the terms:
104 + -104 + 26x + x2 = 0 + -104

Combine like terms: 104 + -104 = 0
0 + 26x + x2 = 0 + -104
26x + x2 = 0 + -104

Combine like terms: 0 + -104 = -104
26x + x2 = -104

The x term is 26x.  Take half its coefficient (13).
Square it (169) and add it to both sides.

Add '169' to each side of the equation.
26x + 169 + x2 = -104 + 169

Reorder the terms:
169 + 26x + x2 = -104 + 169

Combine like terms: -104 + 169 = 65
169 + 26x + x2 = 65

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 13)(x + 13) = 65

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.062257748

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 13) equal to 8.062257748 and -8.062257748.

Subproblem 1

x + 13 = 8.062257748 Simplifying x + 13 = 8.062257748 Reorder the terms: 13 + x = 8.062257748 Solving 13 + x = 8.062257748 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-13' to each side of the equation. 13 + -13 + x = 8.062257748 + -13 Combine like terms: 13 + -13 = 0 0 + x = 8.062257748 + -13 x = 8.062257748 + -13 Combine like terms: 8.062257748 + -13 = -4.937742252 x = -4.937742252 Simplifying x = -4.937742252

Subproblem 2

x + 13 = -8.062257748 Simplifying x + 13 = -8.062257748 Reorder the terms: 13 + x = -8.062257748 Solving 13 + x = -8.062257748 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-13' to each side of the equation. 13 + -13 + x = -8.062257748 + -13 Combine like terms: 13 + -13 = 0 0 + x = -8.062257748 + -13 x = -8.062257748 + -13 Combine like terms: -8.062257748 + -13 = -21.062257748 x = -21.062257748 Simplifying x = -21.062257748

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-4.937742252, -21.062257748}

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