2x^2-12x-(x^2+4x+4)=4

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Solution for 2x^2-12x-(x^2+4x+4)=4 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -12x + -1(x2 + 4x + 4) = 4

Reorder the terms:
2x2 + -12x + -1(4 + 4x + x2) = 4
2x2 + -12x + (4 * -1 + 4x * -1 + x2 * -1) = 4
2x2 + -12x + (-4 + -4x + -1x2) = 4

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -12x + -4x + 2x2 + -1x2 = 4

Combine like terms: -12x + -4x = -16x
-4 + -16x + 2x2 + -1x2 = 4

Combine like terms: 2x2 + -1x2 = 1x2
-4 + -16x + 1x2 = 4

Solving
-4 + -16x + 1x2 = 4

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -4 + -16x + 1x2 = 4 + -4

Combine like terms: -4 + -4 = -8
-8 + -16x + 1x2 = 4 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
-8 + -16x + 1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '8' to each side of the equation.
-8 + -16x + 8 + x2 = 0 + 8

Reorder the terms:
-8 + 8 + -16x + x2 = 0 + 8

Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0
0 + -16x + x2 = 0 + 8
-16x + x2 = 0 + 8

Combine like terms: 0 + 8 = 8
-16x + x2 = 8

The x term is -16x.  Take half its coefficient (-8).
Square it (64) and add it to both sides.

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
-16x + 64 + x2 = 8 + 64

Reorder the terms:
64 + -16x + x2 = 8 + 64

Combine like terms: 8 + 64 = 72
64 + -16x + x2 = 72

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -8)(x + -8) = 72

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.485281374

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -8) equal to 8.485281374 and -8.485281374.

Subproblem 1

x + -8 = 8.485281374 Simplifying x + -8 = 8.485281374 Reorder the terms: -8 + x = 8.485281374 Solving -8 + x = 8.485281374 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8' to each side of the equation. -8 + 8 + x = 8.485281374 + 8 Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0 0 + x = 8.485281374 + 8 x = 8.485281374 + 8 Combine like terms: 8.485281374 + 8 = 16.485281374 x = 16.485281374 Simplifying x = 16.485281374

Subproblem 2

x + -8 = -8.485281374 Simplifying x + -8 = -8.485281374 Reorder the terms: -8 + x = -8.485281374 Solving -8 + x = -8.485281374 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8' to each side of the equation. -8 + 8 + x = -8.485281374 + 8 Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0 0 + x = -8.485281374 + 8 x = -8.485281374 + 8 Combine like terms: -8.485281374 + 8 = -0.485281374 x = -0.485281374 Simplifying x = -0.485281374

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {16.485281374, -0.485281374}

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