2x(15-x)=11

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Solution for 2x(15-x)=11 equation:


Simplifying
2x(15 + -1x) = 11
(15 * 2x + -1x * 2x) = 11
(30x + -2x2) = 11

Solving
30x + -2x2 = 11

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-11 + 30x + -2x2 = 11 + -11

Combine like terms: 11 + -11 = 0
-11 + 30x + -2x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-2 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-2'.
5.5 + -15x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-5.5' to each side of the equation.
5.5 + -15x + -5.5 + x2 = 0 + -5.5

Reorder the terms:
5.5 + -5.5 + -15x + x2 = 0 + -5.5

Combine like terms: 5.5 + -5.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -15x + x2 = 0 + -5.5
-15x + x2 = 0 + -5.5

Combine like terms: 0 + -5.5 = -5.5
-15x + x2 = -5.5

The x term is -15x.  Take half its coefficient (-7.5).
Square it (56.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '56.25' to each side of the equation.
-15x + 56.25 + x2 = -5.5 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + -15x + x2 = -5.5 + 56.25

Combine like terms: -5.5 + 56.25 = 50.75
56.25 + -15x + x2 = 50.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7.5)(x + -7.5) = 50.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.123903424

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7.5) equal to 7.123903424 and -7.123903424.

Subproblem 1

x + -7.5 = 7.123903424 Simplifying x + -7.5 = 7.123903424 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = 7.123903424 Solving -7.5 + x = 7.123903424 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.5' to each side of the equation. -7.5 + 7.5 + x = 7.123903424 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 7.123903424 + 7.5 x = 7.123903424 + 7.5 Combine like terms: 7.123903424 + 7.5 = 14.623903424 x = 14.623903424 Simplifying x = 14.623903424

Subproblem 2

x + -7.5 = -7.123903424 Simplifying x + -7.5 = -7.123903424 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = -7.123903424 Solving -7.5 + x = -7.123903424 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.5' to each side of the equation. -7.5 + 7.5 + x = -7.123903424 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -7.123903424 + 7.5 x = -7.123903424 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.123903424 + 7.5 = 0.376096576 x = 0.376096576 Simplifying x = 0.376096576

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.623903424, 0.376096576}

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