8x^2+15x+6=0

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Solution for 8x^2+15x+6=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 15x + 6 = 0

Reorder the terms:
6 + 15x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
6 + 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'.
0.75 + 1.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.75' to each side of the equation.
0.75 + 1.875x + -0.75 + x2 = 0 + -0.75

Reorder the terms:
0.75 + -0.75 + 1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.75

Combine like terms: 0.75 + -0.75 = 0.00
0.00 + 1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.75
1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.75

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.75 = -0.75
1.875x + x2 = -0.75

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 = -0.75 + 0.87890625

Reorder the terms:
0.87890625 + 1.875x + x2 = -0.75 + 0.87890625

Combine like terms: -0.75 + 0.87890625 = 0.12890625
0.87890625 + 1.875x + x2 = 0.12890625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.9375)(x + 0.9375) = 0.12890625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.359035165

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.9375) equal to 0.359035165 and -0.359035165.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.9375 = 0.359035165 Simplifying x + 0.9375 = 0.359035165 Reorder the terms: 0.9375 + x = 0.359035165 Solving 0.9375 + x = 0.359035165 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 = 0.359035165 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.9375 + -0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.359035165 + -0.9375 x = 0.359035165 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.359035165 + -0.9375 = -0.578464835 x = -0.578464835 Simplifying x = -0.578464835

Subproblem 2

x + 0.9375 = -0.359035165 Simplifying x + 0.9375 = -0.359035165 Reorder the terms: 0.9375 + x = -0.359035165 Solving 0.9375 + x = -0.359035165 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 = -0.359035165 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.9375 + -0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.359035165 + -0.9375 x = -0.359035165 + -0.9375 Combine like terms: -0.359035165 + -0.9375 = -1.296535165 x = -1.296535165 Simplifying x = -1.296535165

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.578464835, -1.296535165}

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