8m^2-11m-2=0

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Solution for 8m^2-11m-2=0 equation:


Simplifying
8m2 + -11m + -2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-2 + -11m + 8m2 = 0

Solving
-2 + -11m + 8m2 = 0

Solving for variable 'm'.

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.25 + -1.375m + m2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
-0.25 + -1.375m + 0.25 + m2 = 0 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
-0.25 + 0.25 + -1.375m + m2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00
0.00 + -1.375m + m2 = 0 + 0.25
-1.375m + m2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.25 = 0.25
-1.375m + m2 = 0.25

The m term is -1.375m.  Take half its coefficient (-0.6875).
Square it (0.47265625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.47265625' to each side of the equation.
-1.375m + 0.47265625 + m2 = 0.25 + 0.47265625

Reorder the terms:
0.47265625 + -1.375m + m2 = 0.25 + 0.47265625

Combine like terms: 0.25 + 0.47265625 = 0.72265625
0.47265625 + -1.375m + m2 = 0.72265625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(m + -0.6875)(m + -0.6875) = 0.72265625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.850091907

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(m + -0.6875) equal to 0.850091907 and -0.850091907.

Subproblem 1

m + -0.6875 = 0.850091907 Simplifying m + -0.6875 = 0.850091907 Reorder the terms: -0.6875 + m = 0.850091907 Solving -0.6875 + m = 0.850091907 Solving for variable 'm'. Move all terms containing m to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6875' to each side of the equation. -0.6875 + 0.6875 + m = 0.850091907 + 0.6875 Combine like terms: -0.6875 + 0.6875 = 0.0000 0.0000 + m = 0.850091907 + 0.6875 m = 0.850091907 + 0.6875 Combine like terms: 0.850091907 + 0.6875 = 1.537591907 m = 1.537591907 Simplifying m = 1.537591907

Subproblem 2

m + -0.6875 = -0.850091907 Simplifying m + -0.6875 = -0.850091907 Reorder the terms: -0.6875 + m = -0.850091907 Solving -0.6875 + m = -0.850091907 Solving for variable 'm'. Move all terms containing m to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6875' to each side of the equation. -0.6875 + 0.6875 + m = -0.850091907 + 0.6875 Combine like terms: -0.6875 + 0.6875 = 0.0000 0.0000 + m = -0.850091907 + 0.6875 m = -0.850091907 + 0.6875 Combine like terms: -0.850091907 + 0.6875 = -0.162591907 m = -0.162591907 Simplifying m = -0.162591907

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. m = {1.537591907, -0.162591907}

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