(x+4)(x+2)=55

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Solution for (x+4)(x+2)=55 equation:


Simplifying
(x + 4)(x + 2) = 55

Reorder the terms:
(4 + x)(x + 2) = 55

Reorder the terms:
(4 + x)(2 + x) = 55

Multiply (4 + x) * (2 + x)
(4(2 + x) + x(2 + x)) = 55
((2 * 4 + x * 4) + x(2 + x)) = 55
((8 + 4x) + x(2 + x)) = 55
(8 + 4x + (2 * x + x * x)) = 55
(8 + 4x + (2x + x2)) = 55

Combine like terms: 4x + 2x = 6x
(8 + 6x + x2) = 55

Solving
8 + 6x + x2 = 55

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
8 + -55 + 6x + x2 = 55 + -55

Combine like terms: 8 + -55 = -47
-47 + 6x + x2 = 55 + -55

Combine like terms: 55 + -55 = 0
-47 + 6x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '47' to each side of the equation.
-47 + 6x + 47 + x2 = 0 + 47

Reorder the terms:
-47 + 47 + 6x + x2 = 0 + 47

Combine like terms: -47 + 47 = 0
0 + 6x + x2 = 0 + 47
6x + x2 = 0 + 47

Combine like terms: 0 + 47 = 47
6x + x2 = 47

The x term is 6x.  Take half its coefficient (3).
Square it (9) and add it to both sides.

Add '9' to each side of the equation.
6x + 9 + x2 = 47 + 9

Reorder the terms:
9 + 6x + x2 = 47 + 9

Combine like terms: 47 + 9 = 56
9 + 6x + x2 = 56

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 3)(x + 3) = 56

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.483314774

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 3) equal to 7.483314774 and -7.483314774.

Subproblem 1

x + 3 = 7.483314774 Simplifying x + 3 = 7.483314774 Reorder the terms: 3 + x = 7.483314774 Solving 3 + x = 7.483314774 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-3' to each side of the equation. 3 + -3 + x = 7.483314774 + -3 Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0 0 + x = 7.483314774 + -3 x = 7.483314774 + -3 Combine like terms: 7.483314774 + -3 = 4.483314774 x = 4.483314774 Simplifying x = 4.483314774

Subproblem 2

x + 3 = -7.483314774 Simplifying x + 3 = -7.483314774 Reorder the terms: 3 + x = -7.483314774 Solving 3 + x = -7.483314774 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-3' to each side of the equation. 3 + -3 + x = -7.483314774 + -3 Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0 0 + x = -7.483314774 + -3 x = -7.483314774 + -3 Combine like terms: -7.483314774 + -3 = -10.483314774 x = -10.483314774 Simplifying x = -10.483314774

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.483314774, -10.483314774}

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