-y^2+8y=3

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Solution for -y^2+8y=3 equation:


Simplifying
-1y2 + 8y = 3

Reorder the terms:
8y + -1y2 = 3

Solving
8y + -1y2 = 3

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
-3 + 8y + -1y2 = 3 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
-3 + 8y + -1y2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
3 + -8y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -8y + -3 + y2 = 0 + -3

Reorder the terms:
3 + -3 + -8y + y2 = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + -8y + y2 = 0 + -3
-8y + y2 = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
-8y + y2 = -3

The y term is -8y.  Take half its coefficient (-4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
-8y + 16 + y2 = -3 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -8y + y2 = -3 + 16

Combine like terms: -3 + 16 = 13
16 + -8y + y2 = 13

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + -4)(y + -4) = 13

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.605551275

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + -4) equal to 3.605551275 and -3.605551275.

Subproblem 1

y + -4 = 3.605551275 Simplifying y + -4 = 3.605551275 Reorder the terms: -4 + y = 3.605551275 Solving -4 + y = 3.605551275 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + y = 3.605551275 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + y = 3.605551275 + 4 y = 3.605551275 + 4 Combine like terms: 3.605551275 + 4 = 7.605551275 y = 7.605551275 Simplifying y = 7.605551275

Subproblem 2

y + -4 = -3.605551275 Simplifying y + -4 = -3.605551275 Reorder the terms: -4 + y = -3.605551275 Solving -4 + y = -3.605551275 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + y = -3.605551275 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + y = -3.605551275 + 4 y = -3.605551275 + 4 Combine like terms: -3.605551275 + 4 = 0.394448725 y = 0.394448725 Simplifying y = 0.394448725

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {7.605551275, 0.394448725}

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