0=8x^2+15x-7

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Solution for 0=8x^2+15x-7 equation:


Simplifying
0 = 8x2 + 15x + -7

Reorder the terms:
0 = -7 + 15x + 8x2

Solving
0 = -7 + 15x + 8x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 7 = 7
7 + -15x + -8x2 = -7 + 15x + 8x2 + 7 + -15x + -8x2

Reorder the terms:
7 + -15x + -8x2 = -7 + 7 + 15x + -15x + 8x2 + -8x2

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
7 + -15x + -8x2 = 0 + 15x + -15x + 8x2 + -8x2
7 + -15x + -8x2 = 15x + -15x + 8x2 + -8x2

Combine like terms: 15x + -15x = 0
7 + -15x + -8x2 = 0 + 8x2 + -8x2
7 + -15x + -8x2 = 8x2 + -8x2

Combine like terms: 8x2 + -8x2 = 0
7 + -15x + -8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-8'.
-0.875 + 1.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.875' to each side of the equation.
-0.875 + 1.875x + 0.875 + x2 = 0 + 0.875

Reorder the terms:
-0.875 + 0.875 + 1.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.875

Combine like terms: -0.875 + 0.875 = 0.000
0.000 + 1.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.875
1.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.875

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.875 = 0.875
1.875x + x2 = 0.875

The x term is 1.875x.  Take half its coefficient (0.9375).
Square it (0.87890625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.87890625' to each side of the equation.
1.875x + 0.87890625 + x2 = 0.875 + 0.87890625

Reorder the terms:
0.87890625 + 1.875x + x2 = 0.875 + 0.87890625

Combine like terms: 0.875 + 0.87890625 = 1.75390625
0.87890625 + 1.875x + x2 = 1.75390625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.9375)(x + 0.9375) = 1.75390625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.324351256

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.9375) equal to 1.324351256 and -1.324351256.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.9375 = 1.324351256 Simplifying x + 0.9375 = 1.324351256 Reorder the terms: 0.9375 + x = 1.324351256 Solving 0.9375 + x = 1.324351256 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.9375' to each side of the equation. 0.9375 + -0.9375 + x = 1.324351256 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.9375 + -0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 1.324351256 + -0.9375 x = 1.324351256 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 1.324351256 + -0.9375 = 0.386851256 x = 0.386851256 Simplifying x = 0.386851256

Subproblem 2

x + 0.9375 = -1.324351256 Simplifying x + 0.9375 = -1.324351256 Reorder the terms: 0.9375 + x = -1.324351256 Solving 0.9375 + x = -1.324351256 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.9375' to each side of the equation. 0.9375 + -0.9375 + x = -1.324351256 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.9375 + -0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -1.324351256 + -0.9375 x = -1.324351256 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: -1.324351256 + -0.9375 = -2.261851256 x = -2.261851256 Simplifying x = -2.261851256

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.386851256, -2.261851256}

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