(16-2*x)*(14-2*x)=187

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Solution for (16-2*x)*(14-2*x)=187 equation:


Simplifying
(16 + -2x)(14 + -2x) = 187

Multiply (16 + -2x) * (14 + -2x)
(16(14 + -2x) + -2x * (14 + -2x)) = 187
((14 * 16 + -2x * 16) + -2x * (14 + -2x)) = 187
((224 + -32x) + -2x * (14 + -2x)) = 187
(224 + -32x + (14 * -2x + -2x * -2x)) = 187
(224 + -32x + (-28x + 4x2)) = 187

Combine like terms: -32x + -28x = -60x
(224 + -60x + 4x2) = 187

Solving
224 + -60x + 4x2 = 187

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
224 + -187 + -60x + 4x2 = 187 + -187

Combine like terms: 224 + -187 = 37
37 + -60x + 4x2 = 187 + -187

Combine like terms: 187 + -187 = 0
37 + -60x + 4x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
4 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '4'.
9.25 + -15x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-9.25' to each side of the equation.
9.25 + -15x + -9.25 + x2 = 0 + -9.25

Reorder the terms:
9.25 + -9.25 + -15x + x2 = 0 + -9.25

Combine like terms: 9.25 + -9.25 = 0.00
0.00 + -15x + x2 = 0 + -9.25
-15x + x2 = 0 + -9.25

Combine like terms: 0 + -9.25 = -9.25
-15x + x2 = -9.25

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 = -9.25 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + -15x + x2 = -9.25 + 56.25

Combine like terms: -9.25 + 56.25 = 47
56.25 + -15x + x2 = 47

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7.5)(x + -7.5) = 47

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.8556546

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7.5) equal to 6.8556546 and -6.8556546.

Subproblem 1

x + -7.5 = 6.8556546 Simplifying x + -7.5 = 6.8556546 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = 6.8556546 Solving -7.5 + x = 6.8556546 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 = 6.8556546 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 6.8556546 + 7.5 x = 6.8556546 + 7.5 Combine like terms: 6.8556546 + 7.5 = 14.3556546 x = 14.3556546 Simplifying x = 14.3556546

Subproblem 2

x + -7.5 = -6.8556546 Simplifying x + -7.5 = -6.8556546 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = -6.8556546 Solving -7.5 + x = -6.8556546 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 = -6.8556546 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -6.8556546 + 7.5 x = -6.8556546 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -6.8556546 + 7.5 = 0.6443454 x = 0.6443454 Simplifying x = 0.6443454

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.3556546, 0.6443454}

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