x^2+18x=-8

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Solution for x^2+18x=-8 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 18x = -8

Reorder the terms:
18x + x2 = -8

Solving
18x + x2 = -8

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
8 + 18x + x2 = -8 + 8

Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0
8 + 18x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-8' to each side of the equation.
8 + 18x + -8 + x2 = 0 + -8

Reorder the terms:
8 + -8 + 18x + x2 = 0 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + 18x + x2 = 0 + -8
18x + x2 = 0 + -8

Combine like terms: 0 + -8 = -8
18x + x2 = -8

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 = -8 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18x + x2 = -8 + 81

Combine like terms: -8 + 81 = 73
81 + 18x + x2 = 73

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 9)(x + 9) = 73

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.544003745

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 9) equal to 8.544003745 and -8.544003745.

Subproblem 1

x + 9 = 8.544003745 Simplifying x + 9 = 8.544003745 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = 8.544003745 Solving 9 + x = 8.544003745 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 = 8.544003745 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = 8.544003745 + -9 x = 8.544003745 + -9 Combine like terms: 8.544003745 + -9 = -0.455996255 x = -0.455996255 Simplifying x = -0.455996255

Subproblem 2

x + 9 = -8.544003745 Simplifying x + 9 = -8.544003745 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = -8.544003745 Solving 9 + x = -8.544003745 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 = -8.544003745 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = -8.544003745 + -9 x = -8.544003745 + -9 Combine like terms: -8.544003745 + -9 = -17.544003745 x = -17.544003745 Simplifying x = -17.544003745

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.455996255, -17.544003745}

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