p^2+18p+24=-3

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Solution for p^2+18p+24=-3 equation:


Simplifying
p2 + 18p + 24 = -3

Reorder the terms:
24 + 18p + p2 = -3

Solving
24 + 18p + p2 = -3

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
24 + 3 + 18p + p2 = -3 + 3

Combine like terms: 24 + 3 = 27
27 + 18p + p2 = -3 + 3

Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0
27 + 18p + p2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-27' to each side of the equation.
27 + 18p + -27 + p2 = 0 + -27

Reorder the terms:
27 + -27 + 18p + p2 = 0 + -27

Combine like terms: 27 + -27 = 0
0 + 18p + p2 = 0 + -27
18p + p2 = 0 + -27

Combine like terms: 0 + -27 = -27
18p + p2 = -27

The p term is 18p.  Take half its coefficient (9).
Square it (81) and add it to both sides.

Add '81' to each side of the equation.
18p + 81 + p2 = -27 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18p + p2 = -27 + 81

Combine like terms: -27 + 81 = 54
81 + 18p + p2 = 54

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + 9)(p + 9) = 54

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.348469228

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + 9) equal to 7.348469228 and -7.348469228.

Subproblem 1

p + 9 = 7.348469228 Simplifying p + 9 = 7.348469228 Reorder the terms: 9 + p = 7.348469228 Solving 9 + p = 7.348469228 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + p = 7.348469228 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + p = 7.348469228 + -9 p = 7.348469228 + -9 Combine like terms: 7.348469228 + -9 = -1.651530772 p = -1.651530772 Simplifying p = -1.651530772

Subproblem 2

p + 9 = -7.348469228 Simplifying p + 9 = -7.348469228 Reorder the terms: 9 + p = -7.348469228 Solving 9 + p = -7.348469228 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + p = -7.348469228 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + p = -7.348469228 + -9 p = -7.348469228 + -9 Combine like terms: -7.348469228 + -9 = -16.348469228 p = -16.348469228 Simplifying p = -16.348469228

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {-1.651530772, -16.348469228}

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