x^2-4x-471=0

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Solution for x^2-4x-471=0 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -4x + -471 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-471 + -4x + x2 = 0

Solving
-471 + -4x + x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '471' to each side of the equation.
-471 + -4x + 471 + x2 = 0 + 471

Reorder the terms:
-471 + 471 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 471

Combine like terms: -471 + 471 = 0
0 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 471
-4x + x2 = 0 + 471

Combine like terms: 0 + 471 = 471
-4x + x2 = 471

The x term is -4x.  Take half its coefficient (-2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4x + 4 + x2 = 471 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 471 + 4

Combine like terms: 471 + 4 = 475
4 + -4x + x2 = 475

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 475

Calculate the square root of the right side: 21.794494718

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 21.794494718 and -21.794494718.

Subproblem 1

x + -2 = 21.794494718 Simplifying x + -2 = 21.794494718 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = 21.794494718 Solving -2 + x = 21.794494718 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = 21.794494718 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = 21.794494718 + 2 x = 21.794494718 + 2 Combine like terms: 21.794494718 + 2 = 23.794494718 x = 23.794494718 Simplifying x = 23.794494718

Subproblem 2

x + -2 = -21.794494718 Simplifying x + -2 = -21.794494718 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = -21.794494718 Solving -2 + x = -21.794494718 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = -21.794494718 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = -21.794494718 + 2 x = -21.794494718 + 2 Combine like terms: -21.794494718 + 2 = -19.794494718 x = -19.794494718 Simplifying x = -19.794494718

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {23.794494718, -19.794494718}

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