x^2+x-6=60

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Solution for x^2+x-6=60 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + x + -6 = 60

Reorder the terms:
-6 + x + x2 = 60

Solving
-6 + x + x2 = 60

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-6 + -60 + x + x2 = 60 + -60

Combine like terms: -6 + -60 = -66
-66 + x + x2 = 60 + -60

Combine like terms: 60 + -60 = 0
-66 + x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '66' to each side of the equation.
-66 + x + 66 + x2 = 0 + 66

Reorder the terms:
-66 + 66 + x + x2 = 0 + 66

Combine like terms: -66 + 66 = 0
0 + x + x2 = 0 + 66
x + x2 = 0 + 66

Combine like terms: 0 + 66 = 66
x + x2 = 66

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
x + 0.25 + x2 = 66 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + x + x2 = 66 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 66 + 0.25 = 66.25
0.25 + x + x2 = 66.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 66.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.139410298

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 8.139410298 and -8.139410298.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 8.139410298 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 8.139410298 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 8.139410298 Solving 0.5 + x = 8.139410298 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 8.139410298 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 8.139410298 + -0.5 x = 8.139410298 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 8.139410298 + -0.5 = 7.639410298 x = 7.639410298 Simplifying x = 7.639410298

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -8.139410298 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -8.139410298 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -8.139410298 Solving 0.5 + x = -8.139410298 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -8.139410298 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -8.139410298 + -0.5 x = -8.139410298 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -8.139410298 + -0.5 = -8.639410298 x = -8.639410298 Simplifying x = -8.639410298

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.639410298, -8.639410298}

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