x^2-18x+16=144

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Solution for x^2-18x+16=144 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -18x + 16 = 144

Reorder the terms:
16 + -18x + x2 = 144

Solving
16 + -18x + x2 = 144

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
16 + -144 + -18x + x2 = 144 + -144

Combine like terms: 16 + -144 = -128
-128 + -18x + x2 = 144 + -144

Combine like terms: 144 + -144 = 0
-128 + -18x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '128' to each side of the equation.
-128 + -18x + 128 + x2 = 0 + 128

Reorder the terms:
-128 + 128 + -18x + x2 = 0 + 128

Combine like terms: -128 + 128 = 0
0 + -18x + x2 = 0 + 128
-18x + x2 = 0 + 128

Combine like terms: 0 + 128 = 128
-18x + x2 = 128

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 = 128 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + -18x + x2 = 128 + 81

Combine like terms: 128 + 81 = 209
81 + -18x + x2 = 209

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -9)(x + -9) = 209

Calculate the square root of the right side: 14.456832295

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -9) equal to 14.456832295 and -14.456832295.

Subproblem 1

x + -9 = 14.456832295 Simplifying x + -9 = 14.456832295 Reorder the terms: -9 + x = 14.456832295 Solving -9 + x = 14.456832295 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 = 14.456832295 + 9 Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0 0 + x = 14.456832295 + 9 x = 14.456832295 + 9 Combine like terms: 14.456832295 + 9 = 23.456832295 x = 23.456832295 Simplifying x = 23.456832295

Subproblem 2

x + -9 = -14.456832295 Simplifying x + -9 = -14.456832295 Reorder the terms: -9 + x = -14.456832295 Solving -9 + x = -14.456832295 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 = -14.456832295 + 9 Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0 0 + x = -14.456832295 + 9 x = -14.456832295 + 9 Combine like terms: -14.456832295 + 9 = -5.456832295 x = -5.456832295 Simplifying x = -5.456832295

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {23.456832295, -5.456832295}

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