x^2+16x+60=4

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Solution for x^2+16x+60=4 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 16x + 60 = 4

Reorder the terms:
60 + 16x + x2 = 4

Solving
60 + 16x + x2 = 4

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
60 + -4 + 16x + x2 = 4 + -4

Combine like terms: 60 + -4 = 56
56 + 16x + x2 = 4 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
56 + 16x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-56' to each side of the equation.
56 + 16x + -56 + x2 = 0 + -56

Reorder the terms:
56 + -56 + 16x + x2 = 0 + -56

Combine like terms: 56 + -56 = 0
0 + 16x + x2 = 0 + -56
16x + x2 = 0 + -56

Combine like terms: 0 + -56 = -56
16x + x2 = -56

The x term is 16x.  Take half its coefficient (8).
Square it (64) and add it to both sides.

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
16x + 64 + x2 = -56 + 64

Reorder the terms:
64 + 16x + x2 = -56 + 64

Combine like terms: -56 + 64 = 8
64 + 16x + x2 = 8

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 8)(x + 8) = 8

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.828427125

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 8) equal to 2.828427125 and -2.828427125.

Subproblem 1

x + 8 = 2.828427125 Simplifying x + 8 = 2.828427125 Reorder the terms: 8 + x = 2.828427125 Solving 8 + x = 2.828427125 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-8' to each side of the equation. 8 + -8 + x = 2.828427125 + -8 Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0 0 + x = 2.828427125 + -8 x = 2.828427125 + -8 Combine like terms: 2.828427125 + -8 = -5.171572875 x = -5.171572875 Simplifying x = -5.171572875

Subproblem 2

x + 8 = -2.828427125 Simplifying x + 8 = -2.828427125 Reorder the terms: 8 + x = -2.828427125 Solving 8 + x = -2.828427125 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-8' to each side of the equation. 8 + -8 + x = -2.828427125 + -8 Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0 0 + x = -2.828427125 + -8 x = -2.828427125 + -8 Combine like terms: -2.828427125 + -8 = -10.828427125 x = -10.828427125 Simplifying x = -10.828427125

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-5.171572875, -10.828427125}

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