0=8x^2-7x-5

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Solution for 0=8x^2-7x-5 equation:


Simplifying
0 = 8x2 + -7x + -5

Reorder the terms:
0 = -5 + -7x + 8x2

Solving
0 = -5 + -7x + 8x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 5 = 5
5 + 7x + -8x2 = -5 + -7x + 8x2 + 5 + 7x + -8x2

Reorder the terms:
5 + 7x + -8x2 = -5 + 5 + -7x + 7x + 8x2 + -8x2

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
5 + 7x + -8x2 = 0 + -7x + 7x + 8x2 + -8x2
5 + 7x + -8x2 = -7x + 7x + 8x2 + -8x2

Combine like terms: -7x + 7x = 0
5 + 7x + -8x2 = 0 + 8x2 + -8x2
5 + 7x + -8x2 = 8x2 + -8x2

Combine like terms: 8x2 + -8x2 = 0
5 + 7x + -8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-8'.
-0.625 + -0.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.625' to each side of the equation.
-0.625 + -0.875x + 0.625 + x2 = 0 + 0.625

Reorder the terms:
-0.625 + 0.625 + -0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.625

Combine like terms: -0.625 + 0.625 = 0.000
0.000 + -0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.625
-0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.625

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.625 = 0.625
-0.875x + x2 = 0.625

The x term is -0.875x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.4375).
Square it (0.19140625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.19140625' to each side of the equation.
-0.875x + 0.19140625 + x2 = 0.625 + 0.19140625

Reorder the terms:
0.19140625 + -0.875x + x2 = 0.625 + 0.19140625

Combine like terms: 0.625 + 0.19140625 = 0.81640625
0.19140625 + -0.875x + x2 = 0.81640625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.4375)(x + -0.4375) = 0.81640625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.903552018

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.4375) equal to 0.903552018 and -0.903552018.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.4375 = 0.903552018 Simplifying x + -0.4375 = 0.903552018 Reorder the terms: -0.4375 + x = 0.903552018 Solving -0.4375 + x = 0.903552018 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4375' to each side of the equation. -0.4375 + 0.4375 + x = 0.903552018 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.4375 + 0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.903552018 + 0.4375 x = 0.903552018 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.903552018 + 0.4375 = 1.341052018 x = 1.341052018 Simplifying x = 1.341052018

Subproblem 2

x + -0.4375 = -0.903552018 Simplifying x + -0.4375 = -0.903552018 Reorder the terms: -0.4375 + x = -0.903552018 Solving -0.4375 + x = -0.903552018 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4375' to each side of the equation. -0.4375 + 0.4375 + x = -0.903552018 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.4375 + 0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.903552018 + 0.4375 x = -0.903552018 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.903552018 + 0.4375 = -0.466052018 x = -0.466052018 Simplifying x = -0.466052018

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.341052018, -0.466052018}

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