-16x^2+17x+4=8

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Solution for -16x^2+17x+4=8 equation:


Simplifying
-16x2 + 17x + 4 = 8

Reorder the terms:
4 + 17x + -16x2 = 8

Solving
4 + 17x + -16x2 = 8

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
4 + -8 + 17x + -16x2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 4 + -8 = -4
-4 + 17x + -16x2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
-4 + 17x + -16x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-16 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-16'.
0.25 + -1.0625x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.25' to each side of the equation.
0.25 + -1.0625x + -0.25 + x2 = 0 + -0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -0.25 + -1.0625x + x2 = 0 + -0.25

Combine like terms: 0.25 + -0.25 = 0.00
0.00 + -1.0625x + x2 = 0 + -0.25
-1.0625x + x2 = 0 + -0.25

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.25 = -0.25
-1.0625x + x2 = -0.25

The x term is -1.0625x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.53125).
Square it (0.2822265625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.2822265625' to each side of the equation.
-1.0625x + 0.2822265625 + x2 = -0.25 + 0.2822265625

Reorder the terms:
0.2822265625 + -1.0625x + x2 = -0.25 + 0.2822265625

Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.2822265625 = 0.0322265625
0.2822265625 + -1.0625x + x2 = 0.0322265625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.53125)(x + -0.53125) = 0.0322265625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.179517583

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.53125) equal to 0.179517583 and -0.179517583.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.53125 = 0.179517583 Simplifying x + -0.53125 = 0.179517583 Reorder the terms: -0.53125 + x = 0.179517583 Solving -0.53125 + x = 0.179517583 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.53125' to each side of the equation. -0.53125 + 0.53125 + x = 0.179517583 + 0.53125 Combine like terms: -0.53125 + 0.53125 = 0.00000 0.00000 + x = 0.179517583 + 0.53125 x = 0.179517583 + 0.53125 Combine like terms: 0.179517583 + 0.53125 = 0.710767583 x = 0.710767583 Simplifying x = 0.710767583

Subproblem 2

x + -0.53125 = -0.179517583 Simplifying x + -0.53125 = -0.179517583 Reorder the terms: -0.53125 + x = -0.179517583 Solving -0.53125 + x = -0.179517583 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.53125' to each side of the equation. -0.53125 + 0.53125 + x = -0.179517583 + 0.53125 Combine like terms: -0.53125 + 0.53125 = 0.00000 0.00000 + x = -0.179517583 + 0.53125 x = -0.179517583 + 0.53125 Combine like terms: -0.179517583 + 0.53125 = 0.351732417 x = 0.351732417 Simplifying x = 0.351732417

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.710767583, 0.351732417}

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