16x^2+18x+1=0

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Solution for 16x^2+18x+1=0 equation:


Simplifying
16x2 + 18x + 1 = 0

Reorder the terms:
1 + 18x + 16x2 = 0

Solving
1 + 18x + 16x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '16'.
0.0625 + 1.125x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.0625' to each side of the equation.
0.0625 + 1.125x + -0.0625 + x2 = 0 + -0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + -0.0625 + 1.125x + x2 = 0 + -0.0625

Combine like terms: 0.0625 + -0.0625 = 0.0000
0.0000 + 1.125x + x2 = 0 + -0.0625
1.125x + x2 = 0 + -0.0625

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.0625 = -0.0625
1.125x + x2 = -0.0625

The x term is 1.125x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5625).
Square it (0.31640625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.31640625' to each side of the equation.
1.125x + 0.31640625 + x2 = -0.0625 + 0.31640625

Reorder the terms:
0.31640625 + 1.125x + x2 = -0.0625 + 0.31640625

Combine like terms: -0.0625 + 0.31640625 = 0.25390625
0.31640625 + 1.125x + x2 = 0.25390625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5625)(x + 0.5625) = 0.25390625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.503891109

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5625) equal to 0.503891109 and -0.503891109.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5625 = 0.503891109 Simplifying x + 0.5625 = 0.503891109 Reorder the terms: 0.5625 + x = 0.503891109 Solving 0.5625 + x = 0.503891109 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5625' to each side of the equation. 0.5625 + -0.5625 + x = 0.503891109 + -0.5625 Combine like terms: 0.5625 + -0.5625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.503891109 + -0.5625 x = 0.503891109 + -0.5625 Combine like terms: 0.503891109 + -0.5625 = -0.058608891 x = -0.058608891 Simplifying x = -0.058608891

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5625 = -0.503891109 Simplifying x + 0.5625 = -0.503891109 Reorder the terms: 0.5625 + x = -0.503891109 Solving 0.5625 + x = -0.503891109 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5625' to each side of the equation. 0.5625 + -0.5625 + x = -0.503891109 + -0.5625 Combine like terms: 0.5625 + -0.5625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.503891109 + -0.5625 x = -0.503891109 + -0.5625 Combine like terms: -0.503891109 + -0.5625 = -1.066391109 x = -1.066391109 Simplifying x = -1.066391109

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.058608891, -1.066391109}

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