x(x+15)=60

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Solution for x(x+15)=60 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 15) = 60

Reorder the terms:
x(15 + x) = 60
(15 * x + x * x) = 60
(15x + x2) = 60

Solving
15x + x2 = 60

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-60 + 15x + x2 = 60 + -60

Combine like terms: 60 + -60 = 0
-60 + 15x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '60' to each side of the equation.
-60 + 15x + 60 + x2 = 0 + 60

Reorder the terms:
-60 + 60 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 60

Combine like terms: -60 + 60 = 0
0 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 60
15x + x2 = 0 + 60

Combine like terms: 0 + 60 = 60
15x + x2 = 60

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 = 60 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 60 + 56.25

Combine like terms: 60 + 56.25 = 116.25
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 116.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 7.5)(x + 7.5) = 116.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.781929326

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 7.5) equal to 10.781929326 and -10.781929326.

Subproblem 1

x + 7.5 = 10.781929326 Simplifying x + 7.5 = 10.781929326 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = 10.781929326 Solving 7.5 + x = 10.781929326 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 = 10.781929326 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 10.781929326 + -7.5 x = 10.781929326 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 10.781929326 + -7.5 = 3.281929326 x = 3.281929326 Simplifying x = 3.281929326

Subproblem 2

x + 7.5 = -10.781929326 Simplifying x + 7.5 = -10.781929326 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = -10.781929326 Solving 7.5 + x = -10.781929326 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 = -10.781929326 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -10.781929326 + -7.5 x = -10.781929326 + -7.5 Combine like terms: -10.781929326 + -7.5 = -18.281929326 x = -18.281929326 Simplifying x = -18.281929326

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.281929326, -18.281929326}

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