(15x-48)(5x+12)=40

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Solution for (15x-48)(5x+12)=40 equation:


Simplifying
(15x + -48)(5x + 12) = 40

Reorder the terms:
(-48 + 15x)(5x + 12) = 40

Reorder the terms:
(-48 + 15x)(12 + 5x) = 40

Multiply (-48 + 15x) * (12 + 5x)
(-48(12 + 5x) + 15x * (12 + 5x)) = 40
((12 * -48 + 5x * -48) + 15x * (12 + 5x)) = 40
((-576 + -240x) + 15x * (12 + 5x)) = 40
(-576 + -240x + (12 * 15x + 5x * 15x)) = 40
(-576 + -240x + (180x + 75x2)) = 40

Combine like terms: -240x + 180x = -60x
(-576 + -60x + 75x2) = 40

Solving
-576 + -60x + 75x2 = 40

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-576 + -40 + -60x + 75x2 = 40 + -40

Combine like terms: -576 + -40 = -616
-616 + -60x + 75x2 = 40 + -40

Combine like terms: 40 + -40 = 0
-616 + -60x + 75x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
75 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '75'.
-8.213333333 + -0.8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '8.213333333' to each side of the equation.
-8.213333333 + -0.8x + 8.213333333 + x2 = 0 + 8.213333333

Reorder the terms:
-8.213333333 + 8.213333333 + -0.8x + x2 = 0 + 8.213333333

Combine like terms: -8.213333333 + 8.213333333 = 0.000000000
0.000000000 + -0.8x + x2 = 0 + 8.213333333
-0.8x + x2 = 0 + 8.213333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 8.213333333 = 8.213333333
-0.8x + x2 = 8.213333333

The x term is -0.8x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.4).
Square it (0.16) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.16' to each side of the equation.
-0.8x + 0.16 + x2 = 8.213333333 + 0.16

Reorder the terms:
0.16 + -0.8x + x2 = 8.213333333 + 0.16

Combine like terms: 8.213333333 + 0.16 = 8.373333333
0.16 + -0.8x + x2 = 8.373333333

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.4)(x + -0.4) = 8.373333333

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.893671255

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.4) equal to 2.893671255 and -2.893671255.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.4 = 2.893671255 Simplifying x + -0.4 = 2.893671255 Reorder the terms: -0.4 + x = 2.893671255 Solving -0.4 + x = 2.893671255 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4' to each side of the equation. -0.4 + 0.4 + x = 2.893671255 + 0.4 Combine like terms: -0.4 + 0.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 2.893671255 + 0.4 x = 2.893671255 + 0.4 Combine like terms: 2.893671255 + 0.4 = 3.293671255 x = 3.293671255 Simplifying x = 3.293671255

Subproblem 2

x + -0.4 = -2.893671255 Simplifying x + -0.4 = -2.893671255 Reorder the terms: -0.4 + x = -2.893671255 Solving -0.4 + x = -2.893671255 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4' to each side of the equation. -0.4 + 0.4 + x = -2.893671255 + 0.4 Combine like terms: -0.4 + 0.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -2.893671255 + 0.4 x = -2.893671255 + 0.4 Combine like terms: -2.893671255 + 0.4 = -2.493671255 x = -2.493671255 Simplifying x = -2.493671255

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.293671255, -2.493671255}

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