x^2-2x-16=18

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


Simplifying
x2 + -2x + -16 = 18

Reorder the terms:
-16 + -2x + x2 = 18

Solving
-16 + -2x + x2 = 18

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-16 + -18 + -2x + x2 = 18 + -18

Combine like terms: -16 + -18 = -34
-34 + -2x + x2 = 18 + -18

Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0
-34 + -2x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '34' to each side of the equation.
-34 + -2x + 34 + x2 = 0 + 34

Reorder the terms:
-34 + 34 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 34

Combine like terms: -34 + 34 = 0
0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 34
-2x + x2 = 0 + 34

Combine like terms: 0 + 34 = 34
-2x + x2 = 34

The x term is -2x.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2x + 1 + x2 = 34 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 34 + 1

Combine like terms: 34 + 1 = 35
1 + -2x + x2 = 35

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 35

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.916079783

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 5.916079783 and -5.916079783.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 5.916079783 Simplifying x + -1 = 5.916079783 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 5.916079783 Solving -1 + x = 5.916079783 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = 5.916079783 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 5.916079783 + 1 x = 5.916079783 + 1 Combine like terms: 5.916079783 + 1 = 6.916079783 x = 6.916079783 Simplifying x = 6.916079783

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -5.916079783 Simplifying x + -1 = -5.916079783 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -5.916079783 Solving -1 + x = -5.916079783 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = -5.916079783 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -5.916079783 + 1 x = -5.916079783 + 1 Combine like terms: -5.916079783 + 1 = -4.916079783 x = -4.916079783 Simplifying x = -4.916079783

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.916079783, -4.916079783}

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