x^2+x=204

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Solution for x^2+x=204 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + x = 204

Reorder the terms:
x + x2 = 204

Solving
x + x2 = 204

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-204 + x + x2 = 204 + -204

Combine like terms: 204 + -204 = 0
-204 + x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '204' to each side of the equation.
-204 + x + 204 + x2 = 0 + 204

Reorder the terms:
-204 + 204 + x + x2 = 0 + 204

Combine like terms: -204 + 204 = 0
0 + x + x2 = 0 + 204
x + x2 = 0 + 204

Combine like terms: 0 + 204 = 204
x + x2 = 204

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 = 204 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + x + x2 = 204 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 204 + 0.25 = 204.25
0.25 + x + x2 = 204.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 204.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 14.291605928

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 14.291605928 and -14.291605928.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 14.291605928 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 14.291605928 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 14.291605928 Solving 0.5 + x = 14.291605928 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 = 14.291605928 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 14.291605928 + -0.5 x = 14.291605928 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 14.291605928 + -0.5 = 13.791605928 x = 13.791605928 Simplifying x = 13.791605928

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -14.291605928 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -14.291605928 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -14.291605928 Solving 0.5 + x = -14.291605928 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 = -14.291605928 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -14.291605928 + -0.5 x = -14.291605928 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -14.291605928 + -0.5 = -14.791605928 x = -14.791605928 Simplifying x = -14.791605928

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {13.791605928, -14.791605928}

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