5x^2+8x+6=265

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Solution for 5x^2+8x+6=265 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + 8x + 6 = 265

Reorder the terms:
6 + 8x + 5x2 = 265

Solving
6 + 8x + 5x2 = 265

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
6 + -265 + 8x + 5x2 = 265 + -265

Combine like terms: 6 + -265 = -259
-259 + 8x + 5x2 = 265 + -265

Combine like terms: 265 + -265 = 0
-259 + 8x + 5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '5'.
-51.8 + 1.6x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '51.8' to each side of the equation.
-51.8 + 1.6x + 51.8 + x2 = 0 + 51.8

Reorder the terms:
-51.8 + 51.8 + 1.6x + x2 = 0 + 51.8

Combine like terms: -51.8 + 51.8 = 0.0
0.0 + 1.6x + x2 = 0 + 51.8
1.6x + x2 = 0 + 51.8

Combine like terms: 0 + 51.8 = 51.8
1.6x + x2 = 51.8

The x term is 1.6x.  Take half its coefficient (0.8).
Square it (0.64) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.64' to each side of the equation.
1.6x + 0.64 + x2 = 51.8 + 0.64

Reorder the terms:
0.64 + 1.6x + x2 = 51.8 + 0.64

Combine like terms: 51.8 + 0.64 = 52.44
0.64 + 1.6x + x2 = 52.44

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.8)(x + 0.8) = 52.44

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.241546796

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.8) equal to 7.241546796 and -7.241546796.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.8 = 7.241546796 Simplifying x + 0.8 = 7.241546796 Reorder the terms: 0.8 + x = 7.241546796 Solving 0.8 + x = 7.241546796 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8' to each side of the equation. 0.8 + -0.8 + x = 7.241546796 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 0.8 + -0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 7.241546796 + -0.8 x = 7.241546796 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 7.241546796 + -0.8 = 6.441546796 x = 6.441546796 Simplifying x = 6.441546796

Subproblem 2

x + 0.8 = -7.241546796 Simplifying x + 0.8 = -7.241546796 Reorder the terms: 0.8 + x = -7.241546796 Solving 0.8 + x = -7.241546796 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8' to each side of the equation. 0.8 + -0.8 + x = -7.241546796 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 0.8 + -0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -7.241546796 + -0.8 x = -7.241546796 + -0.8 Combine like terms: -7.241546796 + -0.8 = -8.041546796 x = -8.041546796 Simplifying x = -8.041546796

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.441546796, -8.041546796}

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