x^2-8x=74

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Solution for x^2-8x=74 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -8x = 74

Reorder the terms:
-8x + x2 = 74

Solving
-8x + x2 = 74

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-74 + -8x + x2 = 74 + -74

Combine like terms: 74 + -74 = 0
-74 + -8x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '74' to each side of the equation.
-74 + -8x + 74 + x2 = 0 + 74

Reorder the terms:
-74 + 74 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 74

Combine like terms: -74 + 74 = 0
0 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 74
-8x + x2 = 0 + 74

Combine like terms: 0 + 74 = 74
-8x + x2 = 74

The x term is -8x.  Take half its coefficient (-4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
-8x + 16 + x2 = 74 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -8x + x2 = 74 + 16

Combine like terms: 74 + 16 = 90
16 + -8x + x2 = 90

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4)(x + -4) = 90

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.486832981

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4) equal to 9.486832981 and -9.486832981.

Subproblem 1

x + -4 = 9.486832981 Simplifying x + -4 = 9.486832981 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = 9.486832981 Solving -4 + x = 9.486832981 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = 9.486832981 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = 9.486832981 + 4 x = 9.486832981 + 4 Combine like terms: 9.486832981 + 4 = 13.486832981 x = 13.486832981 Simplifying x = 13.486832981

Subproblem 2

x + -4 = -9.486832981 Simplifying x + -4 = -9.486832981 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = -9.486832981 Solving -4 + x = -9.486832981 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = -9.486832981 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = -9.486832981 + 4 x = -9.486832981 + 4 Combine like terms: -9.486832981 + 4 = -5.486832981 x = -5.486832981 Simplifying x = -5.486832981

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {13.486832981, -5.486832981}

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