x^2+4x=869

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Solution for x^2+4x=869 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 4x = 869

Reorder the terms:
4x + x2 = 869

Solving
4x + x2 = 869

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-869 + 4x + x2 = 869 + -869

Combine like terms: 869 + -869 = 0
-869 + 4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '869' to each side of the equation.
-869 + 4x + 869 + x2 = 0 + 869

Reorder the terms:
-869 + 869 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 869

Combine like terms: -869 + 869 = 0
0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 869
4x + x2 = 0 + 869

Combine like terms: 0 + 869 = 869
4x + x2 = 869

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 = 869 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 869 + 4

Combine like terms: 869 + 4 = 873
4 + 4x + x2 = 873

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 873

Calculate the square root of the right side: 29.546573405

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 29.546573405 and -29.546573405.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 29.546573405 Simplifying x + 2 = 29.546573405 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 29.546573405 Solving 2 + x = 29.546573405 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 = 29.546573405 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 29.546573405 + -2 x = 29.546573405 + -2 Combine like terms: 29.546573405 + -2 = 27.546573405 x = 27.546573405 Simplifying x = 27.546573405

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -29.546573405 Simplifying x + 2 = -29.546573405 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -29.546573405 Solving 2 + x = -29.546573405 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 = -29.546573405 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -29.546573405 + -2 x = -29.546573405 + -2 Combine like terms: -29.546573405 + -2 = -31.546573405 x = -31.546573405 Simplifying x = -31.546573405

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {27.546573405, -31.546573405}

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