8x^2+15x+2=0

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Solution for 8x^2+15x+2=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 15x + 2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
2 + 15x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
2 + 15x + 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'.
0.25 + 1.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.25' to each side of the equation.
0.25 + 1.875x + -0.25 + x2 = 0 + -0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -0.25 + 1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.25

Combine like terms: 0.25 + -0.25 = 0.00
0.00 + 1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.25
1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.25

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.25 = -0.25
1.875x + x2 = -0.25

The x term is 1.875x.  Take half its coefficient (0.9375).
Square it (0.87890625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.87890625' to each side of the equation.
1.875x + 0.87890625 + x2 = -0.25 + 0.87890625

Reorder the terms:
0.87890625 + 1.875x + x2 = -0.25 + 0.87890625

Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.87890625 = 0.62890625
0.87890625 + 1.875x + x2 = 0.62890625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.9375)(x + 0.9375) = 0.62890625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.793036096

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.9375) equal to 0.793036096 and -0.793036096.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.9375 = 0.793036096 Simplifying x + 0.9375 = 0.793036096 Reorder the terms: 0.9375 + x = 0.793036096 Solving 0.9375 + x = 0.793036096 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.9375' to each side of the equation. 0.9375 + -0.9375 + x = 0.793036096 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.9375 + -0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.793036096 + -0.9375 x = 0.793036096 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.793036096 + -0.9375 = -0.144463904 x = -0.144463904 Simplifying x = -0.144463904

Subproblem 2

x + 0.9375 = -0.793036096 Simplifying x + 0.9375 = -0.793036096 Reorder the terms: 0.9375 + x = -0.793036096 Solving 0.9375 + x = -0.793036096 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.9375' to each side of the equation. 0.9375 + -0.9375 + x = -0.793036096 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.9375 + -0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.793036096 + -0.9375 x = -0.793036096 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: -0.793036096 + -0.9375 = -1.730536096 x = -1.730536096 Simplifying x = -1.730536096

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.144463904, -1.730536096}

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