15x^2+13x-8=

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Solution for 15x^2+13x-8= equation:


Simplifying
15x2 + 13x + -8 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-8 + 13x + 15x2 = 0

Solving
-8 + 13x + 15x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '15'.
-0.5333333333 + 0.8666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5333333333' to each side of the equation.
-0.5333333333 + 0.8666666667x + 0.5333333333 + x2 = 0 + 0.5333333333

Reorder the terms:
-0.5333333333 + 0.5333333333 + 0.8666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.5333333333

Combine like terms: -0.5333333333 + 0.5333333333 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.8666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.5333333333
0.8666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.5333333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5333333333 = 0.5333333333
0.8666666667x + x2 = 0.5333333333

The x term is 0.8666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (0.4333333334).
Square it (0.1877777778) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.1877777778' to each side of the equation.
0.8666666667x + 0.1877777778 + x2 = 0.5333333333 + 0.1877777778

Reorder the terms:
0.1877777778 + 0.8666666667x + x2 = 0.5333333333 + 0.1877777778

Combine like terms: 0.5333333333 + 0.1877777778 = 0.7211111111
0.1877777778 + 0.8666666667x + x2 = 0.7211111111

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.4333333334)(x + 0.4333333334) = 0.7211111111

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.849182614

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.4333333334) equal to 0.849182614 and -0.849182614.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.4333333334 = 0.849182614 Simplifying x + 0.4333333334 = 0.849182614 Reorder the terms: 0.4333333334 + x = 0.849182614 Solving 0.4333333334 + x = 0.849182614 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.4333333334 + -0.4333333334 + x = 0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 Combine like terms: 0.4333333334 + -0.4333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 x = 0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 Combine like terms: 0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 = 0.4158492806 x = 0.4158492806 Simplifying x = 0.4158492806

Subproblem 2

x + 0.4333333334 = -0.849182614 Simplifying x + 0.4333333334 = -0.849182614 Reorder the terms: 0.4333333334 + x = -0.849182614 Solving 0.4333333334 + x = -0.849182614 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.4333333334 + -0.4333333334 + x = -0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 Combine like terms: 0.4333333334 + -0.4333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 x = -0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 Combine like terms: -0.849182614 + -0.4333333334 = -1.2825159474 x = -1.2825159474 Simplifying x = -1.2825159474

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.4158492806, -1.2825159474}

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