x^2+12x+9=144

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Solution for x^2+12x+9=144 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 12x + 9 = 144

Reorder the terms:
9 + 12x + x2 = 144

Solving
9 + 12x + x2 = 144

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
9 + -144 + 12x + x2 = 144 + -144

Combine like terms: 9 + -144 = -135
-135 + 12x + x2 = 144 + -144

Combine like terms: 144 + -144 = 0
-135 + 12x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '135' to each side of the equation.
-135 + 12x + 135 + x2 = 0 + 135

Reorder the terms:
-135 + 135 + 12x + x2 = 0 + 135

Combine like terms: -135 + 135 = 0
0 + 12x + x2 = 0 + 135
12x + x2 = 0 + 135

Combine like terms: 0 + 135 = 135
12x + x2 = 135

The x term is 12x.  Take half its coefficient (6).
Square it (36) and add it to both sides.

Add '36' to each side of the equation.
12x + 36 + x2 = 135 + 36

Reorder the terms:
36 + 12x + x2 = 135 + 36

Combine like terms: 135 + 36 = 171
36 + 12x + x2 = 171

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 6)(x + 6) = 171

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.076696831

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 6) equal to 13.076696831 and -13.076696831.

Subproblem 1

x + 6 = 13.076696831 Simplifying x + 6 = 13.076696831 Reorder the terms: 6 + x = 13.076696831 Solving 6 + x = 13.076696831 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-6' to each side of the equation. 6 + -6 + x = 13.076696831 + -6 Combine like terms: 6 + -6 = 0 0 + x = 13.076696831 + -6 x = 13.076696831 + -6 Combine like terms: 13.076696831 + -6 = 7.076696831 x = 7.076696831 Simplifying x = 7.076696831

Subproblem 2

x + 6 = -13.076696831 Simplifying x + 6 = -13.076696831 Reorder the terms: 6 + x = -13.076696831 Solving 6 + x = -13.076696831 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-6' to each side of the equation. 6 + -6 + x = -13.076696831 + -6 Combine like terms: 6 + -6 = 0 0 + x = -13.076696831 + -6 x = -13.076696831 + -6 Combine like terms: -13.076696831 + -6 = -19.076696831 x = -19.076696831 Simplifying x = -19.076696831

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.076696831, -19.076696831}

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