(x-12)*(x+20)=x

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Solution for (x-12)*(x+20)=x equation:


Simplifying
(x + -12)(x + 20) = x

Reorder the terms:
(-12 + x)(x + 20) = x

Reorder the terms:
(-12 + x)(20 + x) = x

Multiply (-12 + x) * (20 + x)
(-12(20 + x) + x(20 + x)) = x
((20 * -12 + x * -12) + x(20 + x)) = x
((-240 + -12x) + x(20 + x)) = x
(-240 + -12x + (20 * x + x * x)) = x
(-240 + -12x + (20x + x2)) = x

Combine like terms: -12x + 20x = 8x
(-240 + 8x + x2) = x

Solving
-240 + 8x + x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 8x + -1x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: 8x + -1x = 7x
-240 + 7x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-240 + 7x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '240' to each side of the equation.
-240 + 7x + 240 + x2 = 0 + 240

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 240 + 7x + x2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: -240 + 240 = 0
0 + 7x + x2 = 0 + 240
7x + x2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: 0 + 240 = 240
7x + x2 = 240

The x term is 7x.  Take half its coefficient (3.5).
Square it (12.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '12.25' to each side of the equation.
7x + 12.25 + x2 = 240 + 12.25

Reorder the terms:
12.25 + 7x + x2 = 240 + 12.25

Combine like terms: 240 + 12.25 = 252.25
12.25 + 7x + x2 = 252.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 3.5)(x + 3.5) = 252.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 15.882380174

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 3.5) equal to 15.882380174 and -15.882380174.

Subproblem 1

x + 3.5 = 15.882380174 Simplifying x + 3.5 = 15.882380174 Reorder the terms: 3.5 + x = 15.882380174 Solving 3.5 + x = 15.882380174 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-3.5' to each side of the equation. 3.5 + -3.5 + x = 15.882380174 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 15.882380174 + -3.5 x = 15.882380174 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 15.882380174 + -3.5 = 12.382380174 x = 12.382380174 Simplifying x = 12.382380174

Subproblem 2

x + 3.5 = -15.882380174 Simplifying x + 3.5 = -15.882380174 Reorder the terms: 3.5 + x = -15.882380174 Solving 3.5 + x = -15.882380174 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-3.5' to each side of the equation. 3.5 + -3.5 + x = -15.882380174 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -15.882380174 + -3.5 x = -15.882380174 + -3.5 Combine like terms: -15.882380174 + -3.5 = -19.382380174 x = -19.382380174 Simplifying x = -19.382380174

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {12.382380174, -19.382380174}

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