236-15x=x^2

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Solution for 236-15x=x^2 equation:


Simplifying
236 + -15x = x2

Solving
236 + -15x = x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
236 + -15x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-236 + 15x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '236' to each side of the equation.
-236 + 15x + 236 + x2 = 0 + 236

Reorder the terms:
-236 + 236 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 236

Combine like terms: -236 + 236 = 0
0 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 236
15x + x2 = 0 + 236

Combine like terms: 0 + 236 = 236
15x + x2 = 236

The x term is 15x.  Take half its coefficient (7.5).
Square it (56.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '56.25' to each side of the equation.
15x + 56.25 + x2 = 236 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 236 + 56.25

Combine like terms: 236 + 56.25 = 292.25
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 292.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 7.5)(x + 7.5) = 292.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 17.095320997

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 7.5) equal to 17.095320997 and -17.095320997.

Subproblem 1

x + 7.5 = 17.095320997 Simplifying x + 7.5 = 17.095320997 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = 17.095320997 Solving 7.5 + x = 17.095320997 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + x = 17.095320997 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 17.095320997 + -7.5 x = 17.095320997 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 17.095320997 + -7.5 = 9.595320997 x = 9.595320997 Simplifying x = 9.595320997

Subproblem 2

x + 7.5 = -17.095320997 Simplifying x + 7.5 = -17.095320997 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = -17.095320997 Solving 7.5 + x = -17.095320997 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + x = -17.095320997 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -17.095320997 + -7.5 x = -17.095320997 + -7.5 Combine like terms: -17.095320997 + -7.5 = -24.595320997 x = -24.595320997 Simplifying x = -24.595320997

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {9.595320997, -24.595320997}

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