x^2+15x=56

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Solution for x^2+15x=56 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 15x = 56

Reorder the terms:
15x + x2 = 56

Solving
15x + x2 = 56

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-56 + 15x + x2 = 56 + -56

Combine like terms: 56 + -56 = 0
-56 + 15x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '56' to each side of the equation.
-56 + 15x + 56 + x2 = 0 + 56

Reorder the terms:
-56 + 56 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 56

Combine like terms: -56 + 56 = 0
0 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 56
15x + x2 = 0 + 56

Combine like terms: 0 + 56 = 56
15x + x2 = 56

The x term is 15x.  Take half its coefficient (7.5).
Square it (56.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '56.25' to each side of the equation.
15x + 56.25 + x2 = 56 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 56 + 56.25

Combine like terms: 56 + 56.25 = 112.25
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 112.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 7.5)(x + 7.5) = 112.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.59481005

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 7.5) equal to 10.59481005 and -10.59481005.

Subproblem 1

x + 7.5 = 10.59481005 Simplifying x + 7.5 = 10.59481005 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = 10.59481005 Solving 7.5 + x = 10.59481005 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + x = 10.59481005 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 10.59481005 + -7.5 x = 10.59481005 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 10.59481005 + -7.5 = 3.09481005 x = 3.09481005 Simplifying x = 3.09481005

Subproblem 2

x + 7.5 = -10.59481005 Simplifying x + 7.5 = -10.59481005 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = -10.59481005 Solving 7.5 + x = -10.59481005 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + x = -10.59481005 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -10.59481005 + -7.5 x = -10.59481005 + -7.5 Combine like terms: -10.59481005 + -7.5 = -18.09481005 x = -18.09481005 Simplifying x = -18.09481005

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.09481005, -18.09481005}

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