x^2+18x+49=16

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Solution for x^2+18x+49=16 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 18x + 49 = 16

Reorder the terms:
49 + 18x + x2 = 16

Solving
49 + 18x + x2 = 16

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
49 + -16 + 18x + x2 = 16 + -16

Combine like terms: 49 + -16 = 33
33 + 18x + x2 = 16 + -16

Combine like terms: 16 + -16 = 0
33 + 18x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-33' to each side of the equation.
33 + 18x + -33 + x2 = 0 + -33

Reorder the terms:
33 + -33 + 18x + x2 = 0 + -33

Combine like terms: 33 + -33 = 0
0 + 18x + x2 = 0 + -33
18x + x2 = 0 + -33

Combine like terms: 0 + -33 = -33
18x + x2 = -33

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

Add '81' to each side of the equation.
18x + 81 + x2 = -33 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18x + x2 = -33 + 81

Combine like terms: -33 + 81 = 48
81 + 18x + x2 = 48

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 9)(x + 9) = 48

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.92820323

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 9) equal to 6.92820323 and -6.92820323.

Subproblem 1

x + 9 = 6.92820323 Simplifying x + 9 = 6.92820323 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = 6.92820323 Solving 9 + x = 6.92820323 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + x = 6.92820323 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = 6.92820323 + -9 x = 6.92820323 + -9 Combine like terms: 6.92820323 + -9 = -2.07179677 x = -2.07179677 Simplifying x = -2.07179677

Subproblem 2

x + 9 = -6.92820323 Simplifying x + 9 = -6.92820323 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = -6.92820323 Solving 9 + x = -6.92820323 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + x = -6.92820323 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = -6.92820323 + -9 x = -6.92820323 + -9 Combine like terms: -6.92820323 + -9 = -15.92820323 x = -15.92820323 Simplifying x = -15.92820323

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-2.07179677, -15.92820323}

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