3(x-2)(x-2)=36

Solution for 3(x-2)(x-2)=36 equation:

Simplifying
3(x + -2)(x + -2) = 36

Reorder the terms:
3(-2 + x)(x + -2) = 36

Reorder the terms:
3(-2 + x)(-2 + x) = 36

Multiply (-2 + x) * (-2 + x)
3(-2(-2 + x) + x(-2 + x)) = 36
3((-2 * -2 + x * -2) + x(-2 + x)) = 36
3((4 + -2x) + x(-2 + x)) = 36
3(4 + -2x + (-2 * x + x * x)) = 36
3(4 + -2x + (-2x + x2)) = 36

Combine like terms: -2x + -2x = -4x
3(4 + -4x + x2) = 36
(4 * 3 + -4x * 3 + x2 * 3) = 36
(12 + -12x + 3x2) = 36

Solving
12 + -12x + 3x2 = 36

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
12 + -36 + -12x + 3x2 = 36 + -36

Combine like terms: 12 + -36 = -24
-24 + -12x + 3x2 = 36 + -36

Combine like terms: 36 + -36 = 0
-24 + -12x + 3x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '3'.
3(-8 + -4x + x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 3.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(-8 + -4x + x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-8 + -4x + x2 = 0

Solving
-8 + -4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '8' to each side of the equation.
-8 + -4x + 8 + x2 = 0 + 8

Reorder the terms:
-8 + 8 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 8

Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0
0 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 8
-4x + x2 = 0 + 8

Combine like terms: 0 + 8 = 8
-4x + x2 = 8

The x term is -4x.  Take half its coefficient (-2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4x + 4 + x2 = 8 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 8 + 4

Combine like terms: 8 + 4 = 12
4 + -4x + x2 = 12

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 12

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.464101615

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 3.464101615 and -3.464101615.

Subproblem 1
x + -2 = 3.464101615

Simplifying
x + -2 = 3.464101615

Reorder the terms:
-2 + x = 3.464101615

Solving
-2 + x = 3.464101615

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + 2 + x = 3.464101615 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + x = 3.464101615 + 2
x = 3.464101615 + 2

Combine like terms: 3.464101615 + 2 = 5.464101615
x = 5.464101615

Simplifying
x = 5.464101615

Subproblem 2
x + -2 = -3.464101615

Simplifying
x + -2 = -3.464101615

Reorder the terms:
-2 + x = -3.464101615

Solving
-2 + x = -3.464101615

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + 2 + x = -3.464101615 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + x = -3.464101615 + 2
x = -3.464101615 + 2

Combine like terms: -3.464101615 + 2 = -1.464101615
x = -1.464101615

Simplifying
x = -1.464101615

Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
x = {5.464101615, -1.464101615}
Solution
x = {5.464101615, -1.464101615}