k*k+18k=-16

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Solution for k*k+18k=-16 equation:


Simplifying
k * k + 18k = -16

Multiply k * k
k2 + 18k = -16

Reorder the terms:
18k + k2 = -16

Solving
18k + k2 = -16

Solving for variable 'k'.

Reorder the terms:
16 + 18k + k2 = -16 + 16

Combine like terms: -16 + 16 = 0
16 + 18k + k2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-16' to each side of the equation.
16 + 18k + -16 + k2 = 0 + -16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -16 + 18k + k2 = 0 + -16

Combine like terms: 16 + -16 = 0
0 + 18k + k2 = 0 + -16
18k + k2 = 0 + -16

Combine like terms: 0 + -16 = -16
18k + k2 = -16

The k term is 18k.  Take half its coefficient (9).
Square it (81) and add it to both sides.

Add '81' to each side of the equation.
18k + 81 + k2 = -16 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18k + k2 = -16 + 81

Combine like terms: -16 + 81 = 65
81 + 18k + k2 = 65

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(k + 9)(k + 9) = 65

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.062257748

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(k + 9) equal to 8.062257748 and -8.062257748.

Subproblem 1

k + 9 = 8.062257748 Simplifying k + 9 = 8.062257748 Reorder the terms: 9 + k = 8.062257748 Solving 9 + k = 8.062257748 Solving for variable 'k'. Move all terms containing k to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + k = 8.062257748 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + k = 8.062257748 + -9 k = 8.062257748 + -9 Combine like terms: 8.062257748 + -9 = -0.937742252 k = -0.937742252 Simplifying k = -0.937742252

Subproblem 2

k + 9 = -8.062257748 Simplifying k + 9 = -8.062257748 Reorder the terms: 9 + k = -8.062257748 Solving 9 + k = -8.062257748 Solving for variable 'k'. Move all terms containing k to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + k = -8.062257748 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + k = -8.062257748 + -9 k = -8.062257748 + -9 Combine like terms: -8.062257748 + -9 = -17.062257748 k = -17.062257748 Simplifying k = -17.062257748

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. k = {-0.937742252, -17.062257748}

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