x^2-10x+25=17

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Solution for x^2-10x+25=17 equation: 


Simplifying
x2 + -10x + 25 = 17

Reorder the terms:
25 + -10x + x2 = 17

Solving
25 + -10x + x2 = 17

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
25 + -17 + -10x + x2 = 17 + -17

Combine like terms: 25 + -17 = 8
8 + -10x + x2 = 17 + -17

Combine like terms: 17 + -17 = 0
8 + -10x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-8' to each side of the equation.
8 + -10x + -8 + x2 = 0 + -8

Reorder the terms:
8 + -8 + -10x + x2 = 0 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + -10x + x2 = 0 + -8
-10x + x2 = 0 + -8

Combine like terms: 0 + -8 = -8
-10x + x2 = -8

The x term is -10x.  Take half its coefficient (-5).
Square it (25) and add it to both sides.

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
-10x + 25 + x2 = -8 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + -10x + x2 = -8 + 25

Combine like terms: -8 + 25 = 17
25 + -10x + x2 = 17

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -5)(x + -5) = 17

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.123105626

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -5) equal to 4.123105626 and -4.123105626.


Subproblem 1
x + -5 = 4.123105626

Simplifying
x + -5 = 4.123105626

Reorder the terms:
-5 + x = 4.123105626

Solving
-5 + x = 4.123105626

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 5 + x = 4.123105626 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + x = 4.123105626 + 5
x = 4.123105626 + 5

Combine like terms: 4.123105626 + 5 = 9.123105626
x = 9.123105626

Simplifying
x = 9.123105626


Subproblem 2
x + -5 = -4.123105626

Simplifying
x + -5 = -4.123105626

Reorder the terms:
-5 + x = -4.123105626

Solving
-5 + x = -4.123105626

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 5 + x = -4.123105626 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + x = -4.123105626 + 5
x = -4.123105626 + 5

Combine like terms: -4.123105626 + 5 = 0.876894374
x = 0.876894374

Simplifying
x = 0.876894374


Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
x = {9.123105626, 0.876894374}

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