3s^2+4s-4=8

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Solution for 3s^2+4s-4=8 equation:


Simplifying
3s2 + 4s + -4 = 8

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 4s + 3s2 = 8

Solving
-4 + 4s + 3s2 = 8

Solving for variable 's'.

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -8 + 4s + 3s2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: -4 + -8 = -12
-12 + 4s + 3s2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
-12 + 4s + 3s2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-4 + 1.333333333s + s2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4 + 1.333333333s + 4 + s2 = 0 + 4

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 4 + 1.333333333s + s2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
0 + 1.333333333s + s2 = 0 + 4
1.333333333s + s2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: 0 + 4 = 4
1.333333333s + s2 = 4

The s term is 1.333333333s.  Take half its coefficient (0.6666666665).
Square it (0.4444444442) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.4444444442' to each side of the equation.
1.333333333s + 0.4444444442 + s2 = 4 + 0.4444444442

Reorder the terms:
0.4444444442 + 1.333333333s + s2 = 4 + 0.4444444442

Combine like terms: 4 + 0.4444444442 = 4.4444444442
0.4444444442 + 1.333333333s + s2 = 4.4444444442

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(s + 0.6666666665)(s + 0.6666666665) = 4.4444444442

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.108185107

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(s + 0.6666666665) equal to 2.108185107 and -2.108185107.

Subproblem 1

s + 0.6666666665 = 2.108185107 Simplifying s + 0.6666666665 = 2.108185107 Reorder the terms: 0.6666666665 + s = 2.108185107 Solving 0.6666666665 + s = 2.108185107 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 + s = 2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + s = 2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 s = 2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 = 1.4415184405 s = 1.4415184405 Simplifying s = 1.4415184405

Subproblem 2

s + 0.6666666665 = -2.108185107 Simplifying s + 0.6666666665 = -2.108185107 Reorder the terms: 0.6666666665 + s = -2.108185107 Solving 0.6666666665 + s = -2.108185107 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 + s = -2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + s = -2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 s = -2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -2.108185107 + -0.6666666665 = -2.7748517735 s = -2.7748517735 Simplifying s = -2.7748517735

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. s = {1.4415184405, -2.7748517735}

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