x^2+18x=385

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Solution for x^2+18x=385 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 18x = 385

Reorder the terms:
18x + x2 = 385

Solving
18x + x2 = 385

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-385 + 18x + x2 = 385 + -385

Combine like terms: 385 + -385 = 0
-385 + 18x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '385' to each side of the equation.
-385 + 18x + 385 + x2 = 0 + 385

Reorder the terms:
-385 + 385 + 18x + x2 = 0 + 385

Combine like terms: -385 + 385 = 0
0 + 18x + x2 = 0 + 385
18x + x2 = 0 + 385

Combine like terms: 0 + 385 = 385
18x + x2 = 385

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 = 385 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18x + x2 = 385 + 81

Combine like terms: 385 + 81 = 466
81 + 18x + x2 = 466

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 9)(x + 9) = 466

Calculate the square root of the right side: 21.587033145

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 9) equal to 21.587033145 and -21.587033145.

Subproblem 1

x + 9 = 21.587033145 Simplifying x + 9 = 21.587033145 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = 21.587033145 Solving 9 + x = 21.587033145 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 = 21.587033145 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = 21.587033145 + -9 x = 21.587033145 + -9 Combine like terms: 21.587033145 + -9 = 12.587033145 x = 12.587033145 Simplifying x = 12.587033145

Subproblem 2

x + 9 = -21.587033145 Simplifying x + 9 = -21.587033145 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = -21.587033145 Solving 9 + x = -21.587033145 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 = -21.587033145 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = -21.587033145 + -9 x = -21.587033145 + -9 Combine like terms: -21.587033145 + -9 = -30.587033145 x = -30.587033145 Simplifying x = -30.587033145

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {12.587033145, -30.587033145}

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