x^2-16x+52=5

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Solution for x^2-16x+52=5 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -16x + 52 = 5

Reorder the terms:
52 + -16x + x2 = 5

Solving
52 + -16x + x2 = 5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
52 + -5 + -16x + x2 = 5 + -5

Combine like terms: 52 + -5 = 47
47 + -16x + x2 = 5 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
47 + -16x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-47' to each side of the equation.
47 + -16x + -47 + x2 = 0 + -47

Reorder the terms:
47 + -47 + -16x + x2 = 0 + -47

Combine like terms: 47 + -47 = 0
0 + -16x + x2 = 0 + -47
-16x + x2 = 0 + -47

Combine like terms: 0 + -47 = -47
-16x + x2 = -47

The x term is -16x.  Take half its coefficient (-8).
Square it (64) and add it to both sides.

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
-16x + 64 + x2 = -47 + 64

Reorder the terms:
64 + -16x + x2 = -47 + 64

Combine like terms: -47 + 64 = 17
64 + -16x + x2 = 17

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -8)(x + -8) = 17

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.123105626

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -8) equal to 4.123105626 and -4.123105626.

Subproblem 1

x + -8 = 4.123105626 Simplifying x + -8 = 4.123105626 Reorder the terms: -8 + x = 4.123105626 Solving -8 + x = 4.123105626 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8' to each side of the equation. -8 + 8 + x = 4.123105626 + 8 Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0 0 + x = 4.123105626 + 8 x = 4.123105626 + 8 Combine like terms: 4.123105626 + 8 = 12.123105626 x = 12.123105626 Simplifying x = 12.123105626

Subproblem 2

x + -8 = -4.123105626 Simplifying x + -8 = -4.123105626 Reorder the terms: -8 + x = -4.123105626 Solving -8 + x = -4.123105626 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8' to each side of the equation. -8 + 8 + x = -4.123105626 + 8 Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0 0 + x = -4.123105626 + 8 x = -4.123105626 + 8 Combine like terms: -4.123105626 + 8 = 3.876894374 x = 3.876894374 Simplifying x = 3.876894374

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {12.123105626, 3.876894374}

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