-y^2+11y=12

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Solution for -y^2+11y=12 equation:


Simplifying
-1y2 + 11y = 12

Reorder the terms:
11y + -1y2 = 12

Solving
11y + -1y2 = 12

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
-12 + 11y + -1y2 = 12 + -12

Combine like terms: 12 + -12 = 0
-12 + 11y + -1y2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
12 + -11y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-12' to each side of the equation.
12 + -11y + -12 + y2 = 0 + -12

Reorder the terms:
12 + -12 + -11y + y2 = 0 + -12

Combine like terms: 12 + -12 = 0
0 + -11y + y2 = 0 + -12
-11y + y2 = 0 + -12

Combine like terms: 0 + -12 = -12
-11y + y2 = -12

The y term is -11y.  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.
-11y + 30.25 + y2 = -12 + 30.25

Reorder the terms:
30.25 + -11y + y2 = -12 + 30.25

Combine like terms: -12 + 30.25 = 18.25
30.25 + -11y + y2 = 18.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + -5.5)(y + -5.5) = 18.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.272001873

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + -5.5) equal to 4.272001873 and -4.272001873.

Subproblem 1

y + -5.5 = 4.272001873 Simplifying y + -5.5 = 4.272001873 Reorder the terms: -5.5 + y = 4.272001873 Solving -5.5 + y = 4.272001873 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.5' to each side of the equation. -5.5 + 5.5 + y = 4.272001873 + 5.5 Combine like terms: -5.5 + 5.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = 4.272001873 + 5.5 y = 4.272001873 + 5.5 Combine like terms: 4.272001873 + 5.5 = 9.772001873 y = 9.772001873 Simplifying y = 9.772001873

Subproblem 2

y + -5.5 = -4.272001873 Simplifying y + -5.5 = -4.272001873 Reorder the terms: -5.5 + y = -4.272001873 Solving -5.5 + y = -4.272001873 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.5' to each side of the equation. -5.5 + 5.5 + y = -4.272001873 + 5.5 Combine like terms: -5.5 + 5.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = -4.272001873 + 5.5 y = -4.272001873 + 5.5 Combine like terms: -4.272001873 + 5.5 = 1.227998127 y = 1.227998127 Simplifying y = 1.227998127

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {9.772001873, 1.227998127}

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