x^2+42x=175

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Solution for x^2+42x=175 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 42x = 175

Reorder the terms:
42x + x2 = 175

Solving
42x + x2 = 175

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-175 + 42x + x2 = 175 + -175

Combine like terms: 175 + -175 = 0
-175 + 42x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '175' to each side of the equation.
-175 + 42x + 175 + x2 = 0 + 175

Reorder the terms:
-175 + 175 + 42x + x2 = 0 + 175

Combine like terms: -175 + 175 = 0
0 + 42x + x2 = 0 + 175
42x + x2 = 0 + 175

Combine like terms: 0 + 175 = 175
42x + x2 = 175

The x term is 42x.  Take half its coefficient (21).
Square it (441) and add it to both sides.

Add '441' to each side of the equation.
42x + 441 + x2 = 175 + 441

Reorder the terms:
441 + 42x + x2 = 175 + 441

Combine like terms: 175 + 441 = 616
441 + 42x + x2 = 616

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 21)(x + 21) = 616

Calculate the square root of the right side: 24.819347292

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 21) equal to 24.819347292 and -24.819347292.

Subproblem 1

x + 21 = 24.819347292 Simplifying x + 21 = 24.819347292 Reorder the terms: 21 + x = 24.819347292 Solving 21 + x = 24.819347292 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-21' to each side of the equation. 21 + -21 + x = 24.819347292 + -21 Combine like terms: 21 + -21 = 0 0 + x = 24.819347292 + -21 x = 24.819347292 + -21 Combine like terms: 24.819347292 + -21 = 3.819347292 x = 3.819347292 Simplifying x = 3.819347292

Subproblem 2

x + 21 = -24.819347292 Simplifying x + 21 = -24.819347292 Reorder the terms: 21 + x = -24.819347292 Solving 21 + x = -24.819347292 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-21' to each side of the equation. 21 + -21 + x = -24.819347292 + -21 Combine like terms: 21 + -21 = 0 0 + x = -24.819347292 + -21 x = -24.819347292 + -21 Combine like terms: -24.819347292 + -21 = -45.819347292 x = -45.819347292 Simplifying x = -45.819347292

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.819347292, -45.819347292}

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