Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

4x^{2}=92
Add 92 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
x^{2}=\frac{92}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x^{2}=23
Divide 92 by 4 to get 23.
x=\sqrt{23} x=-\sqrt{23}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
4x^{2}-92=0
Quadratic equations like this one, with an x^{2} term but no x term, can still be solved using the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}, once they are put in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{0^{2}-4\times 4\left(-92\right)}}{2\times 4}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 4 for a, 0 for b, and -92 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{-4\times 4\left(-92\right)}}{2\times 4}
Square 0.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{-16\left(-92\right)}}{2\times 4}
Multiply -4 times 4.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{1472}}{2\times 4}
Multiply -16 times -92.
x=\frac{0±8\sqrt{23}}{2\times 4}
Take the square root of 1472.
x=\frac{0±8\sqrt{23}}{8}
Multiply 2 times 4.
x=\sqrt{23}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±8\sqrt{23}}{8} when ± is plus.
x=-\sqrt{23}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±8\sqrt{23}}{8} when ± is minus.
x=\sqrt{23} x=-\sqrt{23}
The equation is now solved.