5x^2+8x=5

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


Simplifying
5x2 + 8x = 5

Reorder the terms:
8x + 5x2 = 5

Solving
8x + 5x2 = 5

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

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

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

Divide each side by '5'.
-1 + 1.6x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 1.6x + 1 + x2 = 0 + 1

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 1 + 1.6x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + 1.6x + x2 = 0 + 1
1.6x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
1.6x + x2 = 1

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 = 1 + 0.64

Reorder the terms:
0.64 + 1.6x + x2 = 1 + 0.64

Combine like terms: 1 + 0.64 = 1.64
0.64 + 1.6x + x2 = 1.64

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.8)(x + 0.8) = 1.64

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.280624847

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.8) equal to 1.280624847 and -1.280624847.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.8 = 1.280624847 Simplifying x + 0.8 = 1.280624847 Reorder the terms: 0.8 + x = 1.280624847 Solving 0.8 + x = 1.280624847 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 = 1.280624847 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 0.8 + -0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.280624847 + -0.8 x = 1.280624847 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 1.280624847 + -0.8 = 0.480624847 x = 0.480624847 Simplifying x = 0.480624847

Subproblem 2

x + 0.8 = -1.280624847 Simplifying x + 0.8 = -1.280624847 Reorder the terms: 0.8 + x = -1.280624847 Solving 0.8 + x = -1.280624847 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 = -1.280624847 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 0.8 + -0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.280624847 + -0.8 x = -1.280624847 + -0.8 Combine like terms: -1.280624847 + -0.8 = -2.080624847 x = -2.080624847 Simplifying x = -2.080624847

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.480624847, -2.080624847}

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