(x+2)(x+5)=495

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Solution for (x+2)(x+5)=495 equation:


Simplifying
(x + 2)(x + 5) = 495

Reorder the terms:
(2 + x)(x + 5) = 495

Reorder the terms:
(2 + x)(5 + x) = 495

Multiply (2 + x) * (5 + x)
(2(5 + x) + x(5 + x)) = 495
((5 * 2 + x * 2) + x(5 + x)) = 495
((10 + 2x) + x(5 + x)) = 495
(10 + 2x + (5 * x + x * x)) = 495
(10 + 2x + (5x + x2)) = 495

Combine like terms: 2x + 5x = 7x
(10 + 7x + x2) = 495

Solving
10 + 7x + x2 = 495

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
10 + -495 + 7x + x2 = 495 + -495

Combine like terms: 10 + -495 = -485
-485 + 7x + x2 = 495 + -495

Combine like terms: 495 + -495 = 0
-485 + 7x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '485' to each side of the equation.
-485 + 7x + 485 + x2 = 0 + 485

Reorder the terms:
-485 + 485 + 7x + x2 = 0 + 485

Combine like terms: -485 + 485 = 0
0 + 7x + x2 = 0 + 485
7x + x2 = 0 + 485

Combine like terms: 0 + 485 = 485
7x + x2 = 485

The x term is 7x.  Take half its coefficient (3.5).
Square it (12.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '12.25' to each side of the equation.
7x + 12.25 + x2 = 485 + 12.25

Reorder the terms:
12.25 + 7x + x2 = 485 + 12.25

Combine like terms: 485 + 12.25 = 497.25
12.25 + 7x + x2 = 497.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 3.5)(x + 3.5) = 497.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 22.299103121

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 3.5) equal to 22.299103121 and -22.299103121.

Subproblem 1

x + 3.5 = 22.299103121 Simplifying x + 3.5 = 22.299103121 Reorder the terms: 3.5 + x = 22.299103121 Solving 3.5 + x = 22.299103121 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-3.5' to each side of the equation. 3.5 + -3.5 + x = 22.299103121 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 22.299103121 + -3.5 x = 22.299103121 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 22.299103121 + -3.5 = 18.799103121 x = 18.799103121 Simplifying x = 18.799103121

Subproblem 2

x + 3.5 = -22.299103121 Simplifying x + 3.5 = -22.299103121 Reorder the terms: 3.5 + x = -22.299103121 Solving 3.5 + x = -22.299103121 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-3.5' to each side of the equation. 3.5 + -3.5 + x = -22.299103121 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -22.299103121 + -3.5 x = -22.299103121 + -3.5 Combine like terms: -22.299103121 + -3.5 = -25.799103121 x = -25.799103121 Simplifying x = -25.799103121

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {18.799103121, -25.799103121}

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