13x^2+7x-8=0

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Solution for 13x^2+7x-8=0 equation:


Simplifying
13x2 + 7x + -8 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-8 + 7x + 13x2 = 0

Solving
-8 + 7x + 13x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '13'.
-0.6153846154 + 0.5384615385x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.6153846154' to each side of the equation.
-0.6153846154 + 0.5384615385x + 0.6153846154 + x2 = 0 + 0.6153846154

Reorder the terms:
-0.6153846154 + 0.6153846154 + 0.5384615385x + x2 = 0 + 0.6153846154

Combine like terms: -0.6153846154 + 0.6153846154 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.5384615385x + x2 = 0 + 0.6153846154
0.5384615385x + x2 = 0 + 0.6153846154

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.6153846154 = 0.6153846154
0.5384615385x + x2 = 0.6153846154

The x term is 0.5384615385x.  Take half its coefficient (0.2692307693).
Square it (0.07248520714) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.07248520714' to each side of the equation.
0.5384615385x + 0.07248520714 + x2 = 0.6153846154 + 0.07248520714

Reorder the terms:
0.07248520714 + 0.5384615385x + x2 = 0.6153846154 + 0.07248520714

Combine like terms: 0.6153846154 + 0.07248520714 = 0.68786982254
0.07248520714 + 0.5384615385x + x2 = 0.68786982254

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.2692307693)(x + 0.2692307693) = 0.68786982254

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.829379179

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.2692307693) equal to 0.829379179 and -0.829379179.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.2692307693 = 0.829379179 Simplifying x + 0.2692307693 = 0.829379179 Reorder the terms: 0.2692307693 + x = 0.829379179 Solving 0.2692307693 + x = 0.829379179 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.2692307693' to each side of the equation. 0.2692307693 + -0.2692307693 + x = 0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 Combine like terms: 0.2692307693 + -0.2692307693 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 x = 0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 Combine like terms: 0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 = 0.5601484097 x = 0.5601484097 Simplifying x = 0.5601484097

Subproblem 2

x + 0.2692307693 = -0.829379179 Simplifying x + 0.2692307693 = -0.829379179 Reorder the terms: 0.2692307693 + x = -0.829379179 Solving 0.2692307693 + x = -0.829379179 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.2692307693' to each side of the equation. 0.2692307693 + -0.2692307693 + x = -0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 Combine like terms: 0.2692307693 + -0.2692307693 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 x = -0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 Combine like terms: -0.829379179 + -0.2692307693 = -1.0986099483 x = -1.0986099483 Simplifying x = -1.0986099483

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.5601484097, -1.0986099483}

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