212.5=.5(x-8)(x)

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Solution for 212.5=.5(x-8)(x) equation:


Simplifying
212.5 = 0.5(x + -8)(x)

Reorder the terms:
212.5 = 0.5(-8 + x)(x)

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
212.5 = 0.5x(-8 + x)
212.5 = (-8 * 0.5x + x * 0.5x)
212.5 = (-4x + 0.5x2)

Solving
212.5 = -4x + 0.5x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
212.5 + 4x + -0.5x2 = -4x + 4x + 0.5x2 + -0.5x2

Combine like terms: -4x + 4x = 0
212.5 + 4x + -0.5x2 = 0 + 0.5x2 + -0.5x2
212.5 + 4x + -0.5x2 = 0.5x2 + -0.5x2

Combine like terms: 0.5x2 + -0.5x2 = 0.0
212.5 + 4x + -0.5x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.5 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.5'.
-425 + -8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '425' to each side of the equation.
-425 + -8x + 425 + x2 = 0 + 425

Reorder the terms:
-425 + 425 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 425

Combine like terms: -425 + 425 = 0
0 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 425
-8x + x2 = 0 + 425

Combine like terms: 0 + 425 = 425
-8x + x2 = 425

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 = 425 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -8x + x2 = 425 + 16

Combine like terms: 425 + 16 = 441
16 + -8x + x2 = 441

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4)(x + -4) = 441

Calculate the square root of the right side: 21

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4) equal to 21 and -21.

Subproblem 1

x + -4 = 21 Simplifying x + -4 = 21 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = 21 Solving -4 + x = 21 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 = 21 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = 21 + 4 x = 21 + 4 Combine like terms: 21 + 4 = 25 x = 25 Simplifying x = 25

Subproblem 2

x + -4 = -21 Simplifying x + -4 = -21 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = -21 Solving -4 + x = -21 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 = -21 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = -21 + 4 x = -21 + 4 Combine like terms: -21 + 4 = -17 x = -17 Simplifying x = -17

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {25, -17}

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