x^2-16x=56

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Solution for x^2-16x=56 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -16x = 56

Reorder the terms:
-16x + x2 = 56

Solving
-16x + x2 = 56

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-56 + -16x + x2 = 56 + -56

Combine like terms: 56 + -56 = 0
-56 + -16x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '56' to each side of the equation.
-56 + -16x + 56 + x2 = 0 + 56

Reorder the terms:
-56 + 56 + -16x + x2 = 0 + 56

Combine like terms: -56 + 56 = 0
0 + -16x + x2 = 0 + 56
-16x + x2 = 0 + 56

Combine like terms: 0 + 56 = 56
-16x + x2 = 56

The x term is -16x.  Take half its coefficient (-8).
Square it (64) and add it to both sides.

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
-16x + 64 + x2 = 56 + 64

Reorder the terms:
64 + -16x + x2 = 56 + 64

Combine like terms: 56 + 64 = 120
64 + -16x + x2 = 120

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -8)(x + -8) = 120

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.95445115

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -8) equal to 10.95445115 and -10.95445115.

Subproblem 1

x + -8 = 10.95445115 Simplifying x + -8 = 10.95445115 Reorder the terms: -8 + x = 10.95445115 Solving -8 + x = 10.95445115 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8' to each side of the equation. -8 + 8 + x = 10.95445115 + 8 Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0 0 + x = 10.95445115 + 8 x = 10.95445115 + 8 Combine like terms: 10.95445115 + 8 = 18.95445115 x = 18.95445115 Simplifying x = 18.95445115

Subproblem 2

x + -8 = -10.95445115 Simplifying x + -8 = -10.95445115 Reorder the terms: -8 + x = -10.95445115 Solving -8 + x = -10.95445115 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8' to each side of the equation. -8 + 8 + x = -10.95445115 + 8 Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0 0 + x = -10.95445115 + 8 x = -10.95445115 + 8 Combine like terms: -10.95445115 + 8 = -2.95445115 x = -2.95445115 Simplifying x = -2.95445115

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {18.95445115, -2.95445115}

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