8x^2+13x-3=0

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Solution for 8x^2+13x-3=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 13x + -3 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-3 + 13x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
-3 + 13x + 8x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.375 + 1.625x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.375' to each side of the equation.
-0.375 + 1.625x + 0.375 + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Reorder the terms:
-0.375 + 0.375 + 1.625x + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: -0.375 + 0.375 = 0.000
0.000 + 1.625x + x2 = 0 + 0.375
1.625x + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.375 = 0.375
1.625x + x2 = 0.375

The x term is 1.625x.  Take half its coefficient (0.8125).
Square it (0.66015625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.66015625' to each side of the equation.
1.625x + 0.66015625 + x2 = 0.375 + 0.66015625

Reorder the terms:
0.66015625 + 1.625x + x2 = 0.375 + 0.66015625

Combine like terms: 0.375 + 0.66015625 = 1.03515625
0.66015625 + 1.625x + x2 = 1.03515625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.8125)(x + 0.8125) = 1.03515625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.017426287

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.8125) equal to 1.017426287 and -1.017426287.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.8125 = 1.017426287 Simplifying x + 0.8125 = 1.017426287 Reorder the terms: 0.8125 + x = 1.017426287 Solving 0.8125 + x = 1.017426287 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8125' to each side of the equation. 0.8125 + -0.8125 + x = 1.017426287 + -0.8125 Combine like terms: 0.8125 + -0.8125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 1.017426287 + -0.8125 x = 1.017426287 + -0.8125 Combine like terms: 1.017426287 + -0.8125 = 0.204926287 x = 0.204926287 Simplifying x = 0.204926287

Subproblem 2

x + 0.8125 = -1.017426287 Simplifying x + 0.8125 = -1.017426287 Reorder the terms: 0.8125 + x = -1.017426287 Solving 0.8125 + x = -1.017426287 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8125' to each side of the equation. 0.8125 + -0.8125 + x = -1.017426287 + -0.8125 Combine like terms: 0.8125 + -0.8125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -1.017426287 + -0.8125 x = -1.017426287 + -0.8125 Combine like terms: -1.017426287 + -0.8125 = -1.829926287 x = -1.829926287 Simplifying x = -1.829926287

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.204926287, -1.829926287}

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