x^2+18x=389

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Solution for x^2+18x=389 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 18x = 389

Reorder the terms:
18x + x2 = 389

Solving
18x + x2 = 389

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-389 + 18x + x2 = 389 + -389

Combine like terms: 389 + -389 = 0
-389 + 18x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '389' to each side of the equation.
-389 + 18x + 389 + x2 = 0 + 389

Reorder the terms:
-389 + 389 + 18x + x2 = 0 + 389

Combine like terms: -389 + 389 = 0
0 + 18x + x2 = 0 + 389
18x + x2 = 0 + 389

Combine like terms: 0 + 389 = 389
18x + x2 = 389

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 = 389 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18x + x2 = 389 + 81

Combine like terms: 389 + 81 = 470
81 + 18x + x2 = 470

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 9)(x + 9) = 470

Calculate the square root of the right side: 21.679483389

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 9) equal to 21.679483389 and -21.679483389.

Subproblem 1

x + 9 = 21.679483389 Simplifying x + 9 = 21.679483389 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = 21.679483389 Solving 9 + x = 21.679483389 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 = 21.679483389 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = 21.679483389 + -9 x = 21.679483389 + -9 Combine like terms: 21.679483389 + -9 = 12.679483389 x = 12.679483389 Simplifying x = 12.679483389

Subproblem 2

x + 9 = -21.679483389 Simplifying x + 9 = -21.679483389 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = -21.679483389 Solving 9 + x = -21.679483389 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 = -21.679483389 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = -21.679483389 + -9 x = -21.679483389 + -9 Combine like terms: -21.679483389 + -9 = -30.679483389 x = -30.679483389 Simplifying x = -30.679483389

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {12.679483389, -30.679483389}

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