x^2+x=138

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Solution for x^2+x=138 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + x = 138

Reorder the terms:
x + x2 = 138

Solving
x + x2 = 138

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-138 + x + x2 = 138 + -138

Combine like terms: 138 + -138 = 0
-138 + x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '138' to each side of the equation.
-138 + x + 138 + x2 = 0 + 138

Reorder the terms:
-138 + 138 + x + x2 = 0 + 138

Combine like terms: -138 + 138 = 0
0 + x + x2 = 0 + 138
x + x2 = 0 + 138

Combine like terms: 0 + 138 = 138
x + x2 = 138

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
x + 0.25 + x2 = 138 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + x + x2 = 138 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 138 + 0.25 = 138.25
0.25 + x + x2 = 138.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 138.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.757976016

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 11.757976016 and -11.757976016.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 11.757976016 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 11.757976016 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 11.757976016 Solving 0.5 + x = 11.757976016 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 11.757976016 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 11.757976016 + -0.5 x = 11.757976016 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 11.757976016 + -0.5 = 11.257976016 x = 11.257976016 Simplifying x = 11.257976016

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -11.757976016 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -11.757976016 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -11.757976016 Solving 0.5 + x = -11.757976016 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -11.757976016 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -11.757976016 + -0.5 x = -11.757976016 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -11.757976016 + -0.5 = -12.257976016 x = -12.257976016 Simplifying x = -12.257976016

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {11.257976016, -12.257976016}

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