(4x-15)x=180

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Solution for (4x-15)x=180 equation:


Simplifying
(4x + -15) * x = 180

Reorder the terms:
(-15 + 4x) * x = 180

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
x(-15 + 4x) = 180
(-15 * x + 4x * x) = 180
(-15x + 4x2) = 180

Solving
-15x + 4x2 = 180

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-180 + -15x + 4x2 = 180 + -180

Combine like terms: 180 + -180 = 0
-180 + -15x + 4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-45 + -3.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '45' to each side of the equation.
-45 + -3.75x + 45 + x2 = 0 + 45

Reorder the terms:
-45 + 45 + -3.75x + x2 = 0 + 45

Combine like terms: -45 + 45 = 0
0 + -3.75x + x2 = 0 + 45
-3.75x + x2 = 0 + 45

Combine like terms: 0 + 45 = 45
-3.75x + x2 = 45

The x term is -3.75x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.875).
Square it (3.515625) and add it to both sides.

Add '3.515625' to each side of the equation.
-3.75x + 3.515625 + x2 = 45 + 3.515625

Reorder the terms:
3.515625 + -3.75x + x2 = 45 + 3.515625

Combine like terms: 45 + 3.515625 = 48.515625
3.515625 + -3.75x + x2 = 48.515625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.875)(x + -1.875) = 48.515625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.965315858

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.875) equal to 6.965315858 and -6.965315858.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.875 = 6.965315858 Simplifying x + -1.875 = 6.965315858 Reorder the terms: -1.875 + x = 6.965315858 Solving -1.875 + x = 6.965315858 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.875' to each side of the equation. -1.875 + 1.875 + x = 6.965315858 + 1.875 Combine like terms: -1.875 + 1.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 6.965315858 + 1.875 x = 6.965315858 + 1.875 Combine like terms: 6.965315858 + 1.875 = 8.840315858 x = 8.840315858 Simplifying x = 8.840315858

Subproblem 2

x + -1.875 = -6.965315858 Simplifying x + -1.875 = -6.965315858 Reorder the terms: -1.875 + x = -6.965315858 Solving -1.875 + x = -6.965315858 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.875' to each side of the equation. -1.875 + 1.875 + x = -6.965315858 + 1.875 Combine like terms: -1.875 + 1.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -6.965315858 + 1.875 x = -6.965315858 + 1.875 Combine like terms: -6.965315858 + 1.875 = -5.090315858 x = -5.090315858 Simplifying x = -5.090315858

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.840315858, -5.090315858}

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