26x^2-8x-9=0

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Solution for 26x^2-8x-9=0 equation:


Simplifying
26x2 + -8x + -9 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-9 + -8x + 26x2 = 0

Solving
-9 + -8x + 26x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '26'.
-0.3461538462 + -0.3076923077x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.3461538462' to each side of the equation.
-0.3461538462 + -0.3076923077x + 0.3461538462 + x2 = 0 + 0.3461538462

Reorder the terms:
-0.3461538462 + 0.3461538462 + -0.3076923077x + x2 = 0 + 0.3461538462

Combine like terms: -0.3461538462 + 0.3461538462 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -0.3076923077x + x2 = 0 + 0.3461538462
-0.3076923077x + x2 = 0 + 0.3461538462

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.3461538462 = 0.3461538462
-0.3076923077x + x2 = 0.3461538462

The x term is -0.3076923077x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.1538461539).
Square it (0.02366863907) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.02366863907' to each side of the equation.
-0.3076923077x + 0.02366863907 + x2 = 0.3461538462 + 0.02366863907

Reorder the terms:
0.02366863907 + -0.3076923077x + x2 = 0.3461538462 + 0.02366863907

Combine like terms: 0.3461538462 + 0.02366863907 = 0.36982248527
0.02366863907 + -0.3076923077x + x2 = 0.36982248527

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.1538461539)(x + -0.1538461539) = 0.36982248527

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.608130319

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.1538461539) equal to 0.608130319 and -0.608130319.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.1538461539 = 0.608130319 Simplifying x + -0.1538461539 = 0.608130319 Reorder the terms: -0.1538461539 + x = 0.608130319 Solving -0.1538461539 + x = 0.608130319 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.1538461539' to each side of the equation. -0.1538461539 + 0.1538461539 + x = 0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 Combine like terms: -0.1538461539 + 0.1538461539 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 x = 0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 Combine like terms: 0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 = 0.7619764729 x = 0.7619764729 Simplifying x = 0.7619764729

Subproblem 2

x + -0.1538461539 = -0.608130319 Simplifying x + -0.1538461539 = -0.608130319 Reorder the terms: -0.1538461539 + x = -0.608130319 Solving -0.1538461539 + x = -0.608130319 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.1538461539' to each side of the equation. -0.1538461539 + 0.1538461539 + x = -0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 Combine like terms: -0.1538461539 + 0.1538461539 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 x = -0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 Combine like terms: -0.608130319 + 0.1538461539 = -0.4542841651 x = -0.4542841651 Simplifying x = -0.4542841651

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.7619764729, -0.4542841651}

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