x^2-15x=108

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Solution for x^2-15x=108 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -15x = 108

Reorder the terms:
-15x + x2 = 108

Solving
-15x + x2 = 108

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-108 + -15x + x2 = 108 + -108

Combine like terms: 108 + -108 = 0
-108 + -15x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '108' to each side of the equation.
-108 + -15x + 108 + x2 = 0 + 108

Reorder the terms:
-108 + 108 + -15x + x2 = 0 + 108

Combine like terms: -108 + 108 = 0
0 + -15x + x2 = 0 + 108
-15x + x2 = 0 + 108

Combine like terms: 0 + 108 = 108
-15x + x2 = 108

The x term is -15x.  Take half its coefficient (-7.5).
Square it (56.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '56.25' to each side of the equation.
-15x + 56.25 + x2 = 108 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + -15x + x2 = 108 + 56.25

Combine like terms: 108 + 56.25 = 164.25
56.25 + -15x + x2 = 164.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7.5)(x + -7.5) = 164.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.816005618

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7.5) equal to 12.816005618 and -12.816005618.

Subproblem 1

x + -7.5 = 12.816005618 Simplifying x + -7.5 = 12.816005618 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = 12.816005618 Solving -7.5 + x = 12.816005618 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.5' to each side of the equation. -7.5 + 7.5 + x = 12.816005618 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 12.816005618 + 7.5 x = 12.816005618 + 7.5 Combine like terms: 12.816005618 + 7.5 = 20.316005618 x = 20.316005618 Simplifying x = 20.316005618

Subproblem 2

x + -7.5 = -12.816005618 Simplifying x + -7.5 = -12.816005618 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = -12.816005618 Solving -7.5 + x = -12.816005618 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.5' to each side of the equation. -7.5 + 7.5 + x = -12.816005618 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -12.816005618 + 7.5 x = -12.816005618 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -12.816005618 + 7.5 = -5.316005618 x = -5.316005618 Simplifying x = -5.316005618

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {20.316005618, -5.316005618}

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