(7x+8)(x-5)=x

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Solution for (7x+8)(x-5)=x equation:


Simplifying
(7x + 8)(x + -5) = x

Reorder the terms:
(8 + 7x)(x + -5) = x

Reorder the terms:
(8 + 7x)(-5 + x) = x

Multiply (8 + 7x) * (-5 + x)
(8(-5 + x) + 7x * (-5 + x)) = x
((-5 * 8 + x * 8) + 7x * (-5 + x)) = x
((-40 + 8x) + 7x * (-5 + x)) = x
(-40 + 8x + (-5 * 7x + x * 7x)) = x
(-40 + 8x + (-35x + 7x2)) = x

Combine like terms: 8x + -35x = -27x
(-40 + -27x + 7x2) = x

Solving
-40 + -27x + 7x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-40 + -27x + -1x + 7x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: -27x + -1x = -28x
-40 + -28x + 7x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-40 + -28x + 7x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '7'.
-5.714285714 + -4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '5.714285714' to each side of the equation.
-5.714285714 + -4x + 5.714285714 + x2 = 0 + 5.714285714

Reorder the terms:
-5.714285714 + 5.714285714 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 5.714285714

Combine like terms: -5.714285714 + 5.714285714 = 0.000000000
0.000000000 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 5.714285714
-4x + x2 = 0 + 5.714285714

Combine like terms: 0 + 5.714285714 = 5.714285714
-4x + x2 = 5.714285714

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 = 5.714285714 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 5.714285714 + 4

Combine like terms: 5.714285714 + 4 = 9.714285714
4 + -4x + x2 = 9.714285714

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 9.714285714

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.11677489

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 3.11677489 and -3.11677489.

Subproblem 1

x + -2 = 3.11677489 Simplifying x + -2 = 3.11677489 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = 3.11677489 Solving -2 + x = 3.11677489 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 = 3.11677489 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = 3.11677489 + 2 x = 3.11677489 + 2 Combine like terms: 3.11677489 + 2 = 5.11677489 x = 5.11677489 Simplifying x = 5.11677489

Subproblem 2

x + -2 = -3.11677489 Simplifying x + -2 = -3.11677489 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = -3.11677489 Solving -2 + x = -3.11677489 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 = -3.11677489 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = -3.11677489 + 2 x = -3.11677489 + 2 Combine like terms: -3.11677489 + 2 = -1.11677489 x = -1.11677489 Simplifying x = -1.11677489

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.11677489, -1.11677489}

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