x^2-48x+144=0

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Solution for x^2-48x+144=0 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -48x + 144 = 0

Reorder the terms:
144 + -48x + x2 = 0

Solving
144 + -48x + x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-144' to each side of the equation.
144 + -48x + -144 + x2 = 0 + -144

Reorder the terms:
144 + -144 + -48x + x2 = 0 + -144

Combine like terms: 144 + -144 = 0
0 + -48x + x2 = 0 + -144
-48x + x2 = 0 + -144

Combine like terms: 0 + -144 = -144
-48x + x2 = -144

The x term is -48x.  Take half its coefficient (-24).
Square it (576) and add it to both sides.

Add '576' to each side of the equation.
-48x + 576 + x2 = -144 + 576

Reorder the terms:
576 + -48x + x2 = -144 + 576

Combine like terms: -144 + 576 = 432
576 + -48x + x2 = 432

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -24)(x + -24) = 432

Calculate the square root of the right side: 20.784609691

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -24) equal to 20.784609691 and -20.784609691.

Subproblem 1

x + -24 = 20.784609691 Simplifying x + -24 = 20.784609691 Reorder the terms: -24 + x = 20.784609691 Solving -24 + x = 20.784609691 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '24' to each side of the equation. -24 + 24 + x = 20.784609691 + 24 Combine like terms: -24 + 24 = 0 0 + x = 20.784609691 + 24 x = 20.784609691 + 24 Combine like terms: 20.784609691 + 24 = 44.784609691 x = 44.784609691 Simplifying x = 44.784609691

Subproblem 2

x + -24 = -20.784609691 Simplifying x + -24 = -20.784609691 Reorder the terms: -24 + x = -20.784609691 Solving -24 + x = -20.784609691 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '24' to each side of the equation. -24 + 24 + x = -20.784609691 + 24 Combine like terms: -24 + 24 = 0 0 + x = -20.784609691 + 24 x = -20.784609691 + 24 Combine like terms: -20.784609691 + 24 = 3.215390309 x = 3.215390309 Simplifying x = 3.215390309

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {44.784609691, 3.215390309}

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