x^2-4x=26

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Solution for x^2-4x=26 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -4x = 26

Reorder the terms:
-4x + x2 = 26

Solving
-4x + x2 = 26

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-26 + -4x + x2 = 26 + -26

Combine like terms: 26 + -26 = 0
-26 + -4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '26' to each side of the equation.
-26 + -4x + 26 + x2 = 0 + 26

Reorder the terms:
-26 + 26 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 26

Combine like terms: -26 + 26 = 0
0 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 26
-4x + x2 = 0 + 26

Combine like terms: 0 + 26 = 26
-4x + x2 = 26

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 = 26 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 26 + 4

Combine like terms: 26 + 4 = 30
4 + -4x + x2 = 30

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 30

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.477225575

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 5.477225575 and -5.477225575.

Subproblem 1

x + -2 = 5.477225575 Simplifying x + -2 = 5.477225575 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = 5.477225575 Solving -2 + x = 5.477225575 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 = 5.477225575 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = 5.477225575 + 2 x = 5.477225575 + 2 Combine like terms: 5.477225575 + 2 = 7.477225575 x = 7.477225575 Simplifying x = 7.477225575

Subproblem 2

x + -2 = -5.477225575 Simplifying x + -2 = -5.477225575 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = -5.477225575 Solving -2 + x = -5.477225575 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 = -5.477225575 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = -5.477225575 + 2 x = -5.477225575 + 2 Combine like terms: -5.477225575 + 2 = -3.477225575 x = -3.477225575 Simplifying x = -3.477225575

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.477225575, -3.477225575}

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