x^2-24x=100

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Solution for x^2-24x=100 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -24x = 100

Reorder the terms:
-24x + x2 = 100

Solving
-24x + x2 = 100

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-100 + -24x + x2 = 100 + -100

Combine like terms: 100 + -100 = 0
-100 + -24x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
-100 + -24x + 100 + x2 = 0 + 100

Reorder the terms:
-100 + 100 + -24x + x2 = 0 + 100

Combine like terms: -100 + 100 = 0
0 + -24x + x2 = 0 + 100
-24x + x2 = 0 + 100

Combine like terms: 0 + 100 = 100
-24x + x2 = 100

The x term is -24x.  Take half its coefficient (-12).
Square it (144) and add it to both sides.

Add '144' to each side of the equation.
-24x + 144 + x2 = 100 + 144

Reorder the terms:
144 + -24x + x2 = 100 + 144

Combine like terms: 100 + 144 = 244
144 + -24x + x2 = 244

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -12)(x + -12) = 244

Calculate the square root of the right side: 15.620499352

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -12) equal to 15.620499352 and -15.620499352.

Subproblem 1

x + -12 = 15.620499352 Simplifying x + -12 = 15.620499352 Reorder the terms: -12 + x = 15.620499352 Solving -12 + x = 15.620499352 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '12' to each side of the equation. -12 + 12 + x = 15.620499352 + 12 Combine like terms: -12 + 12 = 0 0 + x = 15.620499352 + 12 x = 15.620499352 + 12 Combine like terms: 15.620499352 + 12 = 27.620499352 x = 27.620499352 Simplifying x = 27.620499352

Subproblem 2

x + -12 = -15.620499352 Simplifying x + -12 = -15.620499352 Reorder the terms: -12 + x = -15.620499352 Solving -12 + x = -15.620499352 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '12' to each side of the equation. -12 + 12 + x = -15.620499352 + 12 Combine like terms: -12 + 12 = 0 0 + x = -15.620499352 + 12 x = -15.620499352 + 12 Combine like terms: -15.620499352 + 12 = -3.620499352 x = -3.620499352 Simplifying x = -3.620499352

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {27.620499352, -3.620499352}

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