(x-5)(x+4)=8

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Solution for (x-5)(x+4)=8 equation:


Simplifying
(x + -5)(x + 4) = 8

Reorder the terms:
(-5 + x)(x + 4) = 8

Reorder the terms:
(-5 + x)(4 + x) = 8

Multiply (-5 + x) * (4 + x)
(-5(4 + x) + x(4 + x)) = 8
((4 * -5 + x * -5) + x(4 + x)) = 8
((-20 + -5x) + x(4 + x)) = 8
(-20 + -5x + (4 * x + x * x)) = 8
(-20 + -5x + (4x + x2)) = 8

Combine like terms: -5x + 4x = -1x
(-20 + -1x + x2) = 8

Solving
-20 + -1x + x2 = 8

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-20 + -8 + -1x + x2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: -20 + -8 = -28
-28 + -1x + x2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
-28 + -1x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '28' to each side of the equation.
-28 + -1x + 28 + x2 = 0 + 28

Reorder the terms:
-28 + 28 + -1x + x2 = 0 + 28

Combine like terms: -28 + 28 = 0
0 + -1x + x2 = 0 + 28
-1x + x2 = 0 + 28

Combine like terms: 0 + 28 = 28
-1x + x2 = 28

The x term is -1x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
-1x + 0.25 + x2 = 28 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -1x + x2 = 28 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 28 + 0.25 = 28.25
0.25 + -1x + x2 = 28.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.5)(x + -0.5) = 28.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.315072906

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.5) equal to 5.315072906 and -5.315072906.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.5 = 5.315072906 Simplifying x + -0.5 = 5.315072906 Reorder the terms: -0.5 + x = 5.315072906 Solving -0.5 + x = 5.315072906 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5' to each side of the equation. -0.5 + 0.5 + x = 5.315072906 + 0.5 Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 5.315072906 + 0.5 x = 5.315072906 + 0.5 Combine like terms: 5.315072906 + 0.5 = 5.815072906 x = 5.815072906 Simplifying x = 5.815072906

Subproblem 2

x + -0.5 = -5.315072906 Simplifying x + -0.5 = -5.315072906 Reorder the terms: -0.5 + x = -5.315072906 Solving -0.5 + x = -5.315072906 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5' to each side of the equation. -0.5 + 0.5 + x = -5.315072906 + 0.5 Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -5.315072906 + 0.5 x = -5.315072906 + 0.5 Combine like terms: -5.315072906 + 0.5 = -4.815072906 x = -4.815072906 Simplifying x = -4.815072906

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.815072906, -4.815072906}

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