(p+4)(p-14)=72

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Solution for (p+4)(p-14)=72 equation:


Simplifying
(p + 4)(p + -14) = 72

Reorder the terms:
(4 + p)(p + -14) = 72

Reorder the terms:
(4 + p)(-14 + p) = 72

Multiply (4 + p) * (-14 + p)
(4(-14 + p) + p(-14 + p)) = 72
((-14 * 4 + p * 4) + p(-14 + p)) = 72
((-56 + 4p) + p(-14 + p)) = 72
(-56 + 4p + (-14 * p + p * p)) = 72
(-56 + 4p + (-14p + p2)) = 72

Combine like terms: 4p + -14p = -10p
(-56 + -10p + p2) = 72

Solving
-56 + -10p + p2 = 72

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
-56 + -72 + -10p + p2 = 72 + -72

Combine like terms: -56 + -72 = -128
-128 + -10p + p2 = 72 + -72

Combine like terms: 72 + -72 = 0
-128 + -10p + p2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '128' to each side of the equation.
-128 + -10p + 128 + p2 = 0 + 128

Reorder the terms:
-128 + 128 + -10p + p2 = 0 + 128

Combine like terms: -128 + 128 = 0
0 + -10p + p2 = 0 + 128
-10p + p2 = 0 + 128

Combine like terms: 0 + 128 = 128
-10p + p2 = 128

The p term is -10p.  Take half its coefficient (-5).
Square it (25) and add it to both sides.

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
-10p + 25 + p2 = 128 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + -10p + p2 = 128 + 25

Combine like terms: 128 + 25 = 153
25 + -10p + p2 = 153

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + -5)(p + -5) = 153

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.369316877

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + -5) equal to 12.369316877 and -12.369316877.

Subproblem 1

p + -5 = 12.369316877 Simplifying p + -5 = 12.369316877 Reorder the terms: -5 + p = 12.369316877 Solving -5 + p = 12.369316877 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5' to each side of the equation. -5 + 5 + p = 12.369316877 + 5 Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0 0 + p = 12.369316877 + 5 p = 12.369316877 + 5 Combine like terms: 12.369316877 + 5 = 17.369316877 p = 17.369316877 Simplifying p = 17.369316877

Subproblem 2

p + -5 = -12.369316877 Simplifying p + -5 = -12.369316877 Reorder the terms: -5 + p = -12.369316877 Solving -5 + p = -12.369316877 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5' to each side of the equation. -5 + 5 + p = -12.369316877 + 5 Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0 0 + p = -12.369316877 + 5 p = -12.369316877 + 5 Combine like terms: -12.369316877 + 5 = -7.369316877 p = -7.369316877 Simplifying p = -7.369316877

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {17.369316877, -7.369316877}

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