x^2+12x=138

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Solution for x^2+12x=138 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 12x = 138

Reorder the terms:
12x + x2 = 138

Solving
12x + x2 = 138

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-138 + 12x + x2 = 138 + -138

Combine like terms: 138 + -138 = 0
-138 + 12x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '138' to each side of the equation.
-138 + 12x + 138 + x2 = 0 + 138

Reorder the terms:
-138 + 138 + 12x + x2 = 0 + 138

Combine like terms: -138 + 138 = 0
0 + 12x + x2 = 0 + 138
12x + x2 = 0 + 138

Combine like terms: 0 + 138 = 138
12x + x2 = 138

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 = 138 + 36

Reorder the terms:
36 + 12x + x2 = 138 + 36

Combine like terms: 138 + 36 = 174
36 + 12x + x2 = 174

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 6)(x + 6) = 174

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.190905958

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 6) equal to 13.190905958 and -13.190905958.

Subproblem 1

x + 6 = 13.190905958 Simplifying x + 6 = 13.190905958 Reorder the terms: 6 + x = 13.190905958 Solving 6 + x = 13.190905958 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 = 13.190905958 + -6 Combine like terms: 6 + -6 = 0 0 + x = 13.190905958 + -6 x = 13.190905958 + -6 Combine like terms: 13.190905958 + -6 = 7.190905958 x = 7.190905958 Simplifying x = 7.190905958

Subproblem 2

x + 6 = -13.190905958 Simplifying x + 6 = -13.190905958 Reorder the terms: 6 + x = -13.190905958 Solving 6 + x = -13.190905958 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 = -13.190905958 + -6 Combine like terms: 6 + -6 = 0 0 + x = -13.190905958 + -6 x = -13.190905958 + -6 Combine like terms: -13.190905958 + -6 = -19.190905958 x = -19.190905958 Simplifying x = -19.190905958

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.190905958, -19.190905958}

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