0.5x^2+8x+2=0

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Solution for 0.5x^2+8x+2=0 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + 8x + 2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
2 + 8x + 0.5x2 = 0

Solving
2 + 8x + 0.5x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '0.5'.
4 + 16x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + 16x + -4 + x2 = 0 + -4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4 + 16x + x2 = 0 + -4

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

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

The x term is 16x.  Take half its coefficient (8).
Square it (64) and add it to both sides.

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
16x + 64 + x2 = -4 + 64

Reorder the terms:
64 + 16x + x2 = -4 + 64

Combine like terms: -4 + 64 = 60
64 + 16x + x2 = 60

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 8)(x + 8) = 60

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.745966692

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 8) equal to 7.745966692 and -7.745966692.

Subproblem 1

x + 8 = 7.745966692 Simplifying x + 8 = 7.745966692 Reorder the terms: 8 + x = 7.745966692 Solving 8 + x = 7.745966692 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-8' to each side of the equation. 8 + -8 + x = 7.745966692 + -8 Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0 0 + x = 7.745966692 + -8 x = 7.745966692 + -8 Combine like terms: 7.745966692 + -8 = -0.254033308 x = -0.254033308 Simplifying x = -0.254033308

Subproblem 2

x + 8 = -7.745966692 Simplifying x + 8 = -7.745966692 Reorder the terms: 8 + x = -7.745966692 Solving 8 + x = -7.745966692 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-8' to each side of the equation. 8 + -8 + x = -7.745966692 + -8 Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0 0 + x = -7.745966692 + -8 x = -7.745966692 + -8 Combine like terms: -7.745966692 + -8 = -15.745966692 x = -15.745966692 Simplifying x = -15.745966692

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.254033308, -15.745966692}

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