x^2+8x=36

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Solution for x^2+8x=36 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 8x = 36

Reorder the terms:
8x + x2 = 36

Solving
8x + x2 = 36

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-36 + 8x + x2 = 36 + -36

Combine like terms: 36 + -36 = 0
-36 + 8x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '36' to each side of the equation.
-36 + 8x + 36 + x2 = 0 + 36

Reorder the terms:
-36 + 36 + 8x + x2 = 0 + 36

Combine like terms: -36 + 36 = 0
0 + 8x + x2 = 0 + 36
8x + x2 = 0 + 36

Combine like terms: 0 + 36 = 36
8x + x2 = 36

The x term is 8x.  Take half its coefficient (4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
8x + 16 + x2 = 36 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + 8x + x2 = 36 + 16

Combine like terms: 36 + 16 = 52
16 + 8x + x2 = 52

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4)(x + 4) = 52

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.211102551

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4) equal to 7.211102551 and -7.211102551.

Subproblem 1

x + 4 = 7.211102551 Simplifying x + 4 = 7.211102551 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = 7.211102551 Solving 4 + x = 7.211102551 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = 7.211102551 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = 7.211102551 + -4 x = 7.211102551 + -4 Combine like terms: 7.211102551 + -4 = 3.211102551 x = 3.211102551 Simplifying x = 3.211102551

Subproblem 2

x + 4 = -7.211102551 Simplifying x + 4 = -7.211102551 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = -7.211102551 Solving 4 + x = -7.211102551 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = -7.211102551 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = -7.211102551 + -4 x = -7.211102551 + -4 Combine like terms: -7.211102551 + -4 = -11.211102551 x = -11.211102551 Simplifying x = -11.211102551

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.211102551, -11.211102551}

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