16w^2+17w-14=0

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Solution for 16w^2+17w-14=0 equation:


Simplifying
16w2 + 17w + -14 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-14 + 17w + 16w2 = 0

Solving
-14 + 17w + 16w2 = 0

Solving for variable 'w'.

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

Divide each side by '16'.
-0.875 + 1.0625w + w2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.875' to each side of the equation.
-0.875 + 1.0625w + 0.875 + w2 = 0 + 0.875

Reorder the terms:
-0.875 + 0.875 + 1.0625w + w2 = 0 + 0.875

Combine like terms: -0.875 + 0.875 = 0.000
0.000 + 1.0625w + w2 = 0 + 0.875
1.0625w + w2 = 0 + 0.875

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.875 = 0.875
1.0625w + w2 = 0.875

The w term is 1.0625w.  Take half its coefficient (0.53125).
Square it (0.2822265625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.2822265625' to each side of the equation.
1.0625w + 0.2822265625 + w2 = 0.875 + 0.2822265625

Reorder the terms:
0.2822265625 + 1.0625w + w2 = 0.875 + 0.2822265625

Combine like terms: 0.875 + 0.2822265625 = 1.1572265625
0.2822265625 + 1.0625w + w2 = 1.1572265625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(w + 0.53125)(w + 0.53125) = 1.1572265625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.075744655

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(w + 0.53125) equal to 1.075744655 and -1.075744655.

Subproblem 1

w + 0.53125 = 1.075744655 Simplifying w + 0.53125 = 1.075744655 Reorder the terms: 0.53125 + w = 1.075744655 Solving 0.53125 + w = 1.075744655 Solving for variable 'w'. Move all terms containing w to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.53125' to each side of the equation. 0.53125 + -0.53125 + w = 1.075744655 + -0.53125 Combine like terms: 0.53125 + -0.53125 = 0.00000 0.00000 + w = 1.075744655 + -0.53125 w = 1.075744655 + -0.53125 Combine like terms: 1.075744655 + -0.53125 = 0.544494655 w = 0.544494655 Simplifying w = 0.544494655

Subproblem 2

w + 0.53125 = -1.075744655 Simplifying w + 0.53125 = -1.075744655 Reorder the terms: 0.53125 + w = -1.075744655 Solving 0.53125 + w = -1.075744655 Solving for variable 'w'. Move all terms containing w to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.53125' to each side of the equation. 0.53125 + -0.53125 + w = -1.075744655 + -0.53125 Combine like terms: 0.53125 + -0.53125 = 0.00000 0.00000 + w = -1.075744655 + -0.53125 w = -1.075744655 + -0.53125 Combine like terms: -1.075744655 + -0.53125 = -1.606994655 w = -1.606994655 Simplifying w = -1.606994655

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. w = {0.544494655, -1.606994655}

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