B^2+B=15

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Solution for B^2+B=15 equation:


Simplifying
B2 + B = 15

Reorder the terms:
B + B2 = 15

Solving
B + B2 = 15

Solving for variable 'B'.

Reorder the terms:
-15 + B + B2 = 15 + -15

Combine like terms: 15 + -15 = 0
-15 + B + B2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '15' to each side of the equation.
-15 + B + 15 + B2 = 0 + 15

Reorder the terms:
-15 + 15 + B + B2 = 0 + 15

Combine like terms: -15 + 15 = 0
0 + B + B2 = 0 + 15
B + B2 = 0 + 15

Combine like terms: 0 + 15 = 15
B + B2 = 15

The B term is B.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
B + 0.25 + B2 = 15 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + B + B2 = 15 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 15 + 0.25 = 15.25
0.25 + B + B2 = 15.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(B + 0.5)(B + 0.5) = 15.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.905124838

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(B + 0.5) equal to 3.905124838 and -3.905124838.

Subproblem 1

B + 0.5 = 3.905124838 Simplifying B + 0.5 = 3.905124838 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + B = 3.905124838 Solving 0.5 + B = 3.905124838 Solving for variable 'B'. Move all terms containing B to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + B = 3.905124838 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + B = 3.905124838 + -0.5 B = 3.905124838 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 3.905124838 + -0.5 = 3.405124838 B = 3.405124838 Simplifying B = 3.405124838

Subproblem 2

B + 0.5 = -3.905124838 Simplifying B + 0.5 = -3.905124838 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + B = -3.905124838 Solving 0.5 + B = -3.905124838 Solving for variable 'B'. Move all terms containing B to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + B = -3.905124838 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + B = -3.905124838 + -0.5 B = -3.905124838 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -3.905124838 + -0.5 = -4.405124838 B = -4.405124838 Simplifying B = -4.405124838

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. B = {3.405124838, -4.405124838}

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