16x^2-3x+255=321

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Solution for 16x^2-3x+255=321 equation:


Simplifying
16x2 + -3x + 255 = 321

Reorder the terms:
255 + -3x + 16x2 = 321

Solving
255 + -3x + 16x2 = 321

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
255 + -321 + -3x + 16x2 = 321 + -321

Combine like terms: 255 + -321 = -66
-66 + -3x + 16x2 = 321 + -321

Combine like terms: 321 + -321 = 0
-66 + -3x + 16x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '16'.
-4.125 + -0.1875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4.125' to each side of the equation.
-4.125 + -0.1875x + 4.125 + x2 = 0 + 4.125

Reorder the terms:
-4.125 + 4.125 + -0.1875x + x2 = 0 + 4.125

Combine like terms: -4.125 + 4.125 = 0.000
0.000 + -0.1875x + x2 = 0 + 4.125
-0.1875x + x2 = 0 + 4.125

Combine like terms: 0 + 4.125 = 4.125
-0.1875x + x2 = 4.125

The x term is -0.1875x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.09375).
Square it (0.0087890625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.0087890625' to each side of the equation.
-0.1875x + 0.0087890625 + x2 = 4.125 + 0.0087890625

Reorder the terms:
0.0087890625 + -0.1875x + x2 = 4.125 + 0.0087890625

Combine like terms: 4.125 + 0.0087890625 = 4.1337890625
0.0087890625 + -0.1875x + x2 = 4.1337890625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.09375)(x + -0.09375) = 4.1337890625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.033172167

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.09375) equal to 2.033172167 and -2.033172167.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.09375 = 2.033172167 Simplifying x + -0.09375 = 2.033172167 Reorder the terms: -0.09375 + x = 2.033172167 Solving -0.09375 + x = 2.033172167 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.09375' to each side of the equation. -0.09375 + 0.09375 + x = 2.033172167 + 0.09375 Combine like terms: -0.09375 + 0.09375 = 0.00000 0.00000 + x = 2.033172167 + 0.09375 x = 2.033172167 + 0.09375 Combine like terms: 2.033172167 + 0.09375 = 2.126922167 x = 2.126922167 Simplifying x = 2.126922167

Subproblem 2

x + -0.09375 = -2.033172167 Simplifying x + -0.09375 = -2.033172167 Reorder the terms: -0.09375 + x = -2.033172167 Solving -0.09375 + x = -2.033172167 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.09375' to each side of the equation. -0.09375 + 0.09375 + x = -2.033172167 + 0.09375 Combine like terms: -0.09375 + 0.09375 = 0.00000 0.00000 + x = -2.033172167 + 0.09375 x = -2.033172167 + 0.09375 Combine like terms: -2.033172167 + 0.09375 = -1.939422167 x = -1.939422167 Simplifying x = -1.939422167

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.126922167, -1.939422167}

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