60x^2-41x=8

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Solution for 60x^2-41x=8 equation:


Simplifying
60x2 + -41x = 8

Reorder the terms:
-41x + 60x2 = 8

Solving
-41x + 60x2 = 8

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-8 + -41x + 60x2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
-8 + -41x + 60x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '60'.
-0.1333333333 + -0.6833333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1333333333' to each side of the equation.
-0.1333333333 + -0.6833333333x + 0.1333333333 + x2 = 0 + 0.1333333333

Reorder the terms:
-0.1333333333 + 0.1333333333 + -0.6833333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.1333333333

Combine like terms: -0.1333333333 + 0.1333333333 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -0.6833333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.1333333333
-0.6833333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.1333333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1333333333 = 0.1333333333
-0.6833333333x + x2 = 0.1333333333

The x term is -0.6833333333x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.3416666667).
Square it (0.1167361111) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.1167361111' to each side of the equation.
-0.6833333333x + 0.1167361111 + x2 = 0.1333333333 + 0.1167361111

Reorder the terms:
0.1167361111 + -0.6833333333x + x2 = 0.1333333333 + 0.1167361111

Combine like terms: 0.1333333333 + 0.1167361111 = 0.2500694444
0.1167361111 + -0.6833333333x + x2 = 0.2500694444

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.3416666667)(x + -0.3416666667) = 0.2500694444

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.50006944

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.3416666667) equal to 0.50006944 and -0.50006944.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.3416666667 = 0.50006944 Simplifying x + -0.3416666667 = 0.50006944 Reorder the terms: -0.3416666667 + x = 0.50006944 Solving -0.3416666667 + x = 0.50006944 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.3416666667' to each side of the equation. -0.3416666667 + 0.3416666667 + x = 0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 Combine like terms: -0.3416666667 + 0.3416666667 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 x = 0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 Combine like terms: 0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 = 0.8417361067 x = 0.8417361067 Simplifying x = 0.8417361067

Subproblem 2

x + -0.3416666667 = -0.50006944 Simplifying x + -0.3416666667 = -0.50006944 Reorder the terms: -0.3416666667 + x = -0.50006944 Solving -0.3416666667 + x = -0.50006944 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.3416666667' to each side of the equation. -0.3416666667 + 0.3416666667 + x = -0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 Combine like terms: -0.3416666667 + 0.3416666667 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 x = -0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 Combine like terms: -0.50006944 + 0.3416666667 = -0.1584027733 x = -0.1584027733 Simplifying x = -0.1584027733

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.8417361067, -0.1584027733}

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