(x+6)*(x+8)=400

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Solution for (x+6)*(x+8)=400 equation:


Simplifying
(x + 6)(x + 8) = 400

Reorder the terms:
(6 + x)(x + 8) = 400

Reorder the terms:
(6 + x)(8 + x) = 400

Multiply (6 + x) * (8 + x)
(6(8 + x) + x(8 + x)) = 400
((8 * 6 + x * 6) + x(8 + x)) = 400
((48 + 6x) + x(8 + x)) = 400
(48 + 6x + (8 * x + x * x)) = 400
(48 + 6x + (8x + x2)) = 400

Combine like terms: 6x + 8x = 14x
(48 + 14x + x2) = 400

Solving
48 + 14x + x2 = 400

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
48 + -400 + 14x + x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: 48 + -400 = -352
-352 + 14x + x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: 400 + -400 = 0
-352 + 14x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '352' to each side of the equation.
-352 + 14x + 352 + x2 = 0 + 352

Reorder the terms:
-352 + 352 + 14x + x2 = 0 + 352

Combine like terms: -352 + 352 = 0
0 + 14x + x2 = 0 + 352
14x + x2 = 0 + 352

Combine like terms: 0 + 352 = 352
14x + x2 = 352

The x term is 14x.  Take half its coefficient (7).
Square it (49) and add it to both sides.

Add '49' to each side of the equation.
14x + 49 + x2 = 352 + 49

Reorder the terms:
49 + 14x + x2 = 352 + 49

Combine like terms: 352 + 49 = 401
49 + 14x + x2 = 401

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 7)(x + 7) = 401

Calculate the square root of the right side: 20.024984395

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 7) equal to 20.024984395 and -20.024984395.

Subproblem 1

x + 7 = 20.024984395 Simplifying x + 7 = 20.024984395 Reorder the terms: 7 + x = 20.024984395 Solving 7 + x = 20.024984395 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7' to each side of the equation. 7 + -7 + x = 20.024984395 + -7 Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0 0 + x = 20.024984395 + -7 x = 20.024984395 + -7 Combine like terms: 20.024984395 + -7 = 13.024984395 x = 13.024984395 Simplifying x = 13.024984395

Subproblem 2

x + 7 = -20.024984395 Simplifying x + 7 = -20.024984395 Reorder the terms: 7 + x = -20.024984395 Solving 7 + x = -20.024984395 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7' to each side of the equation. 7 + -7 + x = -20.024984395 + -7 Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0 0 + x = -20.024984395 + -7 x = -20.024984395 + -7 Combine like terms: -20.024984395 + -7 = -27.024984395 x = -27.024984395 Simplifying x = -27.024984395

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {13.024984395, -27.024984395}

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