16-0.25x^2=2x+4

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Solution for 16-0.25x^2=2x+4 equation:


Simplifying
16 + -0.25x2 = 2x + 4

Reorder the terms:
16 + -0.25x2 = 4 + 2x

Solving
16 + -0.25x2 = 4 + 2x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
16 + -4 + -2x + -0.25x2 = 4 + 2x + -4 + -2x

Combine like terms: 16 + -4 = 12
12 + -2x + -0.25x2 = 4 + 2x + -4 + -2x

Reorder the terms:
12 + -2x + -0.25x2 = 4 + -4 + 2x + -2x

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
12 + -2x + -0.25x2 = 0 + 2x + -2x
12 + -2x + -0.25x2 = 2x + -2x

Combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0
12 + -2x + -0.25x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.25 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.25'.
-48 + 8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '48' to each side of the equation.
-48 + 8x + 48 + x2 = 0 + 48

Reorder the terms:
-48 + 48 + 8x + x2 = 0 + 48

Combine like terms: -48 + 48 = 0
0 + 8x + x2 = 0 + 48
8x + x2 = 0 + 48

Combine like terms: 0 + 48 = 48
8x + x2 = 48

The x term is 8x.  Take half its coefficient (4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
8x + 16 + x2 = 48 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + 8x + x2 = 48 + 16

Combine like terms: 48 + 16 = 64
16 + 8x + x2 = 64

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4)(x + 4) = 64

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4) equal to 8 and -8.

Subproblem 1

x + 4 = 8 Simplifying x + 4 = 8 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = 8 Solving 4 + x = 8 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = 8 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = 8 + -4 x = 8 + -4 Combine like terms: 8 + -4 = 4 x = 4 Simplifying x = 4

Subproblem 2

x + 4 = -8 Simplifying x + 4 = -8 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = -8 Solving 4 + x = -8 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = -8 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = -8 + -4 x = -8 + -4 Combine like terms: -8 + -4 = -12 x = -12 Simplifying x = -12

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4, -12}

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