-8x^2+13x=-61

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Solution for -8x^2+13x=-61 equation:


Simplifying
-8x2 + 13x = -61

Reorder the terms:
13x + -8x2 = -61

Solving
13x + -8x2 = -61

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
61 + 13x + -8x2 = -61 + 61

Combine like terms: -61 + 61 = 0
61 + 13x + -8x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-8 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-8'.
-7.625 + -1.625x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '7.625' to each side of the equation.
-7.625 + -1.625x + 7.625 + x2 = 0 + 7.625

Reorder the terms:
-7.625 + 7.625 + -1.625x + x2 = 0 + 7.625

Combine like terms: -7.625 + 7.625 = 0.000
0.000 + -1.625x + x2 = 0 + 7.625
-1.625x + x2 = 0 + 7.625

Combine like terms: 0 + 7.625 = 7.625
-1.625x + x2 = 7.625

The x term is -1.625x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.8125).
Square it (0.66015625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.66015625' to each side of the equation.
-1.625x + 0.66015625 + x2 = 7.625 + 0.66015625

Reorder the terms:
0.66015625 + -1.625x + x2 = 7.625 + 0.66015625

Combine like terms: 7.625 + 0.66015625 = 8.28515625
0.66015625 + -1.625x + x2 = 8.28515625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.8125)(x + -0.8125) = 8.28515625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.878394735

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.8125) equal to 2.878394735 and -2.878394735.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.8125 = 2.878394735 Simplifying x + -0.8125 = 2.878394735 Reorder the terms: -0.8125 + x = 2.878394735 Solving -0.8125 + x = 2.878394735 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8125' to each side of the equation. -0.8125 + 0.8125 + x = 2.878394735 + 0.8125 Combine like terms: -0.8125 + 0.8125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 2.878394735 + 0.8125 x = 2.878394735 + 0.8125 Combine like terms: 2.878394735 + 0.8125 = 3.690894735 x = 3.690894735 Simplifying x = 3.690894735

Subproblem 2

x + -0.8125 = -2.878394735 Simplifying x + -0.8125 = -2.878394735 Reorder the terms: -0.8125 + x = -2.878394735 Solving -0.8125 + x = -2.878394735 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8125' to each side of the equation. -0.8125 + 0.8125 + x = -2.878394735 + 0.8125 Combine like terms: -0.8125 + 0.8125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -2.878394735 + 0.8125 x = -2.878394735 + 0.8125 Combine like terms: -2.878394735 + 0.8125 = -2.065894735 x = -2.065894735 Simplifying x = -2.065894735

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.690894735, -2.065894735}

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