(3x-9)(x+5)=x

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Solution for (3x-9)(x+5)=x equation:


Simplifying
(3x + -9)(x + 5) = x

Reorder the terms:
(-9 + 3x)(x + 5) = x

Reorder the terms:
(-9 + 3x)(5 + x) = x

Multiply (-9 + 3x) * (5 + x)
(-9(5 + x) + 3x * (5 + x)) = x
((5 * -9 + x * -9) + 3x * (5 + x)) = x
((-45 + -9x) + 3x * (5 + x)) = x
(-45 + -9x + (5 * 3x + x * 3x)) = x
(-45 + -9x + (15x + 3x2)) = x

Combine like terms: -9x + 15x = 6x
(-45 + 6x + 3x2) = x

Solving
-45 + 6x + 3x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-45 + 6x + -1x + 3x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: 6x + -1x = 5x
-45 + 5x + 3x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-45 + 5x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-15 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '15' to each side of the equation.
-15 + 1.666666667x + 15 + x2 = 0 + 15

Reorder the terms:
-15 + 15 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 15

Combine like terms: -15 + 15 = 0
0 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 15
1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 15

Combine like terms: 0 + 15 = 15
1.666666667x + x2 = 15

The x term is 1.666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (0.8333333335).
Square it (0.6944444447) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.6944444447' to each side of the equation.
1.666666667x + 0.6944444447 + x2 = 15 + 0.6944444447

Reorder the terms:
0.6944444447 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 15 + 0.6944444447

Combine like terms: 15 + 0.6944444447 = 15.6944444447
0.6944444447 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 15.6944444447

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.8333333335)(x + 0.8333333335) = 15.6944444447

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.961621441

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.8333333335) equal to 3.961621441 and -3.961621441.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.8333333335 = 3.961621441 Simplifying x + 0.8333333335 = 3.961621441 Reorder the terms: 0.8333333335 + x = 3.961621441 Solving 0.8333333335 + x = 3.961621441 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 + x = 3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 x = 3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 = 3.1282881075 x = 3.1282881075 Simplifying x = 3.1282881075

Subproblem 2

x + 0.8333333335 = -3.961621441 Simplifying x + 0.8333333335 = -3.961621441 Reorder the terms: 0.8333333335 + x = -3.961621441 Solving 0.8333333335 + x = -3.961621441 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 + x = -3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 x = -3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -3.961621441 + -0.8333333335 = -4.7949547745 x = -4.7949547745 Simplifying x = -4.7949547745

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.1282881075, -4.7949547745}

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