x^2+4x=14

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Solution for x^2+4x=14 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 4x = 14

Reorder the terms:
4x + x2 = 14

Solving
4x + x2 = 14

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-14 + 4x + x2 = 14 + -14

Combine like terms: 14 + -14 = 0
-14 + 4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '14' to each side of the equation.
-14 + 4x + 14 + x2 = 0 + 14

Reorder the terms:
-14 + 14 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 14

Combine like terms: -14 + 14 = 0
0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 14
4x + x2 = 0 + 14

Combine like terms: 0 + 14 = 14
4x + x2 = 14

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 = 14 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 14 + 4

Combine like terms: 14 + 4 = 18
4 + 4x + x2 = 18

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 18

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.242640687

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 4.242640687 and -4.242640687.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 4.242640687 Simplifying x + 2 = 4.242640687 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 4.242640687 Solving 2 + x = 4.242640687 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 = 4.242640687 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 4.242640687 + -2 x = 4.242640687 + -2 Combine like terms: 4.242640687 + -2 = 2.242640687 x = 2.242640687 Simplifying x = 2.242640687

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -4.242640687 Simplifying x + 2 = -4.242640687 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -4.242640687 Solving 2 + x = -4.242640687 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 = -4.242640687 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -4.242640687 + -2 x = -4.242640687 + -2 Combine like terms: -4.242640687 + -2 = -6.242640687 x = -6.242640687 Simplifying x = -6.242640687

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.242640687, -6.242640687}

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