x(x+2)=64

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Solution for x(x+2)=64 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 2) = 64

Reorder the terms:
x(2 + x) = 64
(2 * x + x * x) = 64
(2x + x2) = 64

Solving
2x + x2 = 64

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-64 + 2x + x2 = 64 + -64

Combine like terms: 64 + -64 = 0
-64 + 2x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
-64 + 2x + 64 + x2 = 0 + 64

Reorder the terms:
-64 + 64 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 64

Combine like terms: -64 + 64 = 0
0 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 64
2x + x2 = 0 + 64

Combine like terms: 0 + 64 = 64
2x + x2 = 64

The x term is 2x.  Take half its coefficient (1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
2x + 1 + x2 = 64 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + 2x + x2 = 64 + 1

Combine like terms: 64 + 1 = 65
1 + 2x + x2 = 65

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1)(x + 1) = 65

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.062257748

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1) equal to 8.062257748 and -8.062257748.

Subproblem 1

x + 1 = 8.062257748 Simplifying x + 1 = 8.062257748 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = 8.062257748 Solving 1 + x = 8.062257748 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = 8.062257748 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = 8.062257748 + -1 x = 8.062257748 + -1 Combine like terms: 8.062257748 + -1 = 7.062257748 x = 7.062257748 Simplifying x = 7.062257748

Subproblem 2

x + 1 = -8.062257748 Simplifying x + 1 = -8.062257748 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = -8.062257748 Solving 1 + x = -8.062257748 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = -8.062257748 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = -8.062257748 + -1 x = -8.062257748 + -1 Combine like terms: -8.062257748 + -1 = -9.062257748 x = -9.062257748 Simplifying x = -9.062257748

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.062257748, -9.062257748}

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