x^2-14x=241

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Solution for x^2-14x=241 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -14x = 241

Reorder the terms:
-14x + x2 = 241

Solving
-14x + x2 = 241

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-241 + -14x + x2 = 241 + -241

Combine like terms: 241 + -241 = 0
-241 + -14x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '241' to each side of the equation.
-241 + -14x + 241 + x2 = 0 + 241

Reorder the terms:
-241 + 241 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 241

Combine like terms: -241 + 241 = 0
0 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 241
-14x + x2 = 0 + 241

Combine like terms: 0 + 241 = 241
-14x + x2 = 241

The x term is -14x.  Take half its coefficient (-7).
Square it (49) and add it to both sides.

Add '49' to each side of the equation.
-14x + 49 + x2 = 241 + 49

Reorder the terms:
49 + -14x + x2 = 241 + 49

Combine like terms: 241 + 49 = 290
49 + -14x + x2 = 290

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7)(x + -7) = 290

Calculate the square root of the right side: 17.029386366

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7) equal to 17.029386366 and -17.029386366.

Subproblem 1

x + -7 = 17.029386366 Simplifying x + -7 = 17.029386366 Reorder the terms: -7 + x = 17.029386366 Solving -7 + x = 17.029386366 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7' to each side of the equation. -7 + 7 + x = 17.029386366 + 7 Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0 0 + x = 17.029386366 + 7 x = 17.029386366 + 7 Combine like terms: 17.029386366 + 7 = 24.029386366 x = 24.029386366 Simplifying x = 24.029386366

Subproblem 2

x + -7 = -17.029386366 Simplifying x + -7 = -17.029386366 Reorder the terms: -7 + x = -17.029386366 Solving -7 + x = -17.029386366 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7' to each side of the equation. -7 + 7 + x = -17.029386366 + 7 Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0 0 + x = -17.029386366 + 7 x = -17.029386366 + 7 Combine like terms: -17.029386366 + 7 = -10.029386366 x = -10.029386366 Simplifying x = -10.029386366

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {24.029386366, -10.029386366}

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