2y^2+y=8

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Solution for 2y^2+y=8 equation:


Simplifying
2y2 + y = 8

Reorder the terms:
y + 2y2 = 8

Solving
y + 2y2 = 8

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
-8 + y + 2y2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
-8 + y + 2y2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-4 + 0.5y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4 + 0.5y + 4 + y2 = 0 + 4

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 4 + 0.5y + y2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
0 + 0.5y + y2 = 0 + 4
0.5y + y2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: 0 + 4 = 4
0.5y + y2 = 4

The y term is y.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
0.5y + 0.25 + y2 = 4 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + 0.5y + y2 = 4 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 4 + 0.25 = 4.25
0.25 + 0.5y + y2 = 4.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + 0.5)(y + 0.5) = 4.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.061552813

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + 0.5) equal to 2.061552813 and -2.061552813.

Subproblem 1

y + 0.5 = 2.061552813 Simplifying y + 0.5 = 2.061552813 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + y = 2.061552813 Solving 0.5 + y = 2.061552813 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + y = 2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = 2.061552813 + -0.5 y = 2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 2.061552813 + -0.5 = 1.561552813 y = 1.561552813 Simplifying y = 1.561552813

Subproblem 2

y + 0.5 = -2.061552813 Simplifying y + 0.5 = -2.061552813 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + y = -2.061552813 Solving 0.5 + y = -2.061552813 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + y = -2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = -2.061552813 + -0.5 y = -2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -2.061552813 + -0.5 = -2.561552813 y = -2.561552813 Simplifying y = -2.561552813

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {1.561552813, -2.561552813}

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