8k^2-10k+2=

Solution for 8k^2-10k+2= equation:

Simplifying
8k2 + -10k + 2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
2 + -10k + 8k2 = 0

Solving
2 + -10k + 8k2 = 0

Solving for variable 'k'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.
2(1 + -5k + 4k2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
2((1 + -4k)(1 + -1k)) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(1 + -4k)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + -4k = 0

Solving
1 + -4k = 0

Move all terms containing k to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -1 + -4k = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -4k = 0 + -1
-4k = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-4k = -1

Divide each side by '-4'.
k = 0.25

Simplifying
k = 0.25
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(1 + -1k)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + -1k = 0

Solving
1 + -1k = 0

Move all terms containing k to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -1 + -1k = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -1k = 0 + -1
-1k = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-1k = -1

Divide each side by '-1'.
k = 1

Simplifying
k = 1
Solution
k = {0.25, 1}