(x+8)(x+12)=288

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Solution for (x+8)(x+12)=288 equation:


Simplifying
(x + 8)(x + 12) = 288

Reorder the terms:
(8 + x)(x + 12) = 288

Reorder the terms:
(8 + x)(12 + x) = 288

Multiply (8 + x) * (12 + x)
(8(12 + x) + x(12 + x)) = 288
((12 * 8 + x * 8) + x(12 + x)) = 288
((96 + 8x) + x(12 + x)) = 288
(96 + 8x + (12 * x + x * x)) = 288
(96 + 8x + (12x + x2)) = 288

Combine like terms: 8x + 12x = 20x
(96 + 20x + x2) = 288

Solving
96 + 20x + x2 = 288

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
96 + -288 + 20x + x2 = 288 + -288

Combine like terms: 96 + -288 = -192
-192 + 20x + x2 = 288 + -288

Combine like terms: 288 + -288 = 0
-192 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '192' to each side of the equation.
-192 + 20x + 192 + x2 = 0 + 192

Reorder the terms:
-192 + 192 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 192

Combine like terms: -192 + 192 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 192
20x + x2 = 0 + 192

Combine like terms: 0 + 192 = 192
20x + x2 = 192

The x term is 20x.  Take half its coefficient (10).
Square it (100) and add it to both sides.

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
20x + 100 + x2 = 192 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 192 + 100

Combine like terms: 192 + 100 = 292
100 + 20x + x2 = 292

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 292

Calculate the square root of the right side: 17.088007491

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 17.088007491 and -17.088007491.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 17.088007491 Simplifying x + 10 = 17.088007491 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 17.088007491 Solving 10 + x = 17.088007491 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + x = 17.088007491 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 17.088007491 + -10 x = 17.088007491 + -10 Combine like terms: 17.088007491 + -10 = 7.088007491 x = 7.088007491 Simplifying x = 7.088007491

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -17.088007491 Simplifying x + 10 = -17.088007491 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -17.088007491 Solving 10 + x = -17.088007491 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + x = -17.088007491 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -17.088007491 + -10 x = -17.088007491 + -10 Combine like terms: -17.088007491 + -10 = -27.088007491 x = -27.088007491 Simplifying x = -27.088007491

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.088007491, -27.088007491}

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