x^2+18x=299

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Solution for x^2+18x=299 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 18x = 299

Reorder the terms:
18x + x2 = 299

Solving
18x + x2 = 299

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-299 + 18x + x2 = 299 + -299

Combine like terms: 299 + -299 = 0
-299 + 18x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '299' to each side of the equation.
-299 + 18x + 299 + x2 = 0 + 299

Reorder the terms:
-299 + 299 + 18x + x2 = 0 + 299

Combine like terms: -299 + 299 = 0
0 + 18x + x2 = 0 + 299
18x + x2 = 0 + 299

Combine like terms: 0 + 299 = 299
18x + x2 = 299

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 = 299 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18x + x2 = 299 + 81

Combine like terms: 299 + 81 = 380
81 + 18x + x2 = 380

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 9)(x + 9) = 380

Calculate the square root of the right side: 19.49358869

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 9) equal to 19.49358869 and -19.49358869.

Subproblem 1

x + 9 = 19.49358869 Simplifying x + 9 = 19.49358869 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = 19.49358869 Solving 9 + x = 19.49358869 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 = 19.49358869 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = 19.49358869 + -9 x = 19.49358869 + -9 Combine like terms: 19.49358869 + -9 = 10.49358869 x = 10.49358869 Simplifying x = 10.49358869

Subproblem 2

x + 9 = -19.49358869 Simplifying x + 9 = -19.49358869 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = -19.49358869 Solving 9 + x = -19.49358869 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 = -19.49358869 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = -19.49358869 + -9 x = -19.49358869 + -9 Combine like terms: -19.49358869 + -9 = -28.49358869 x = -28.49358869 Simplifying x = -28.49358869

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.49358869, -28.49358869}

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