(16-x)+x(12-x)=18

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Solution for (16-x)+x(12-x)=18 equation:


Simplifying
(16 + -1x) + x(12 + -1x) = 18

Remove parenthesis around (16 + -1x)
16 + -1x + x(12 + -1x) = 18
16 + -1x + (12 * x + -1x * x) = 18
16 + -1x + (12x + -1x2) = 18

Combine like terms: -1x + 12x = 11x
16 + 11x + -1x2 = 18

Solving
16 + 11x + -1x2 = 18

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
16 + -18 + 11x + -1x2 = 18 + -18

Combine like terms: 16 + -18 = -2
-2 + 11x + -1x2 = 18 + -18

Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0
-2 + 11x + -1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
2 + -11x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-2' to each side of the equation.
2 + -11x + -2 + x2 = 0 + -2

Reorder the terms:
2 + -2 + -11x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
0 + -11x + x2 = 0 + -2
-11x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2
-11x + x2 = -2

The x term is -11x.  Take half its coefficient (-5.5).
Square it (30.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '30.25' to each side of the equation.
-11x + 30.25 + x2 = -2 + 30.25

Reorder the terms:
30.25 + -11x + x2 = -2 + 30.25

Combine like terms: -2 + 30.25 = 28.25
30.25 + -11x + x2 = 28.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -5.5)(x + -5.5) = 28.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.315072906

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -5.5) equal to 5.315072906 and -5.315072906.

Subproblem 1

x + -5.5 = 5.315072906 Simplifying x + -5.5 = 5.315072906 Reorder the terms: -5.5 + x = 5.315072906 Solving -5.5 + x = 5.315072906 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.5' to each side of the equation. -5.5 + 5.5 + x = 5.315072906 + 5.5 Combine like terms: -5.5 + 5.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 5.315072906 + 5.5 x = 5.315072906 + 5.5 Combine like terms: 5.315072906 + 5.5 = 10.815072906 x = 10.815072906 Simplifying x = 10.815072906

Subproblem 2

x + -5.5 = -5.315072906 Simplifying x + -5.5 = -5.315072906 Reorder the terms: -5.5 + x = -5.315072906 Solving -5.5 + x = -5.315072906 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.5' to each side of the equation. -5.5 + 5.5 + x = -5.315072906 + 5.5 Combine like terms: -5.5 + 5.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -5.315072906 + 5.5 x = -5.315072906 + 5.5 Combine like terms: -5.315072906 + 5.5 = 0.184927094 x = 0.184927094 Simplifying x = 0.184927094

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.815072906, 0.184927094}

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