8x^2+16x=-5

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Solution for 8x^2+16x=-5 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 16x = -5

Reorder the terms:
16x + 8x2 = -5

Solving
16x + 8x2 = -5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
5 + 16x + 8x2 = -5 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
5 + 16x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
0.625 + 2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.625' to each side of the equation.
0.625 + 2x + -0.625 + x2 = 0 + -0.625

Reorder the terms:
0.625 + -0.625 + 2x + x2 = 0 + -0.625

Combine like terms: 0.625 + -0.625 = 0.000
0.000 + 2x + x2 = 0 + -0.625
2x + x2 = 0 + -0.625

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.625 = -0.625
2x + x2 = -0.625

The x term is 2x.  Take half its coefficient (1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
2x + 1 + x2 = -0.625 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + 2x + x2 = -0.625 + 1

Combine like terms: -0.625 + 1 = 0.375
1 + 2x + x2 = 0.375

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1)(x + 1) = 0.375

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.612372436

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1) equal to 0.612372436 and -0.612372436.

Subproblem 1

x + 1 = 0.612372436 Simplifying x + 1 = 0.612372436 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = 0.612372436 Solving 1 + x = 0.612372436 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = 0.612372436 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = 0.612372436 + -1 x = 0.612372436 + -1 Combine like terms: 0.612372436 + -1 = -0.387627564 x = -0.387627564 Simplifying x = -0.387627564

Subproblem 2

x + 1 = -0.612372436 Simplifying x + 1 = -0.612372436 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = -0.612372436 Solving 1 + x = -0.612372436 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = -0.612372436 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = -0.612372436 + -1 x = -0.612372436 + -1 Combine like terms: -0.612372436 + -1 = -1.612372436 x = -1.612372436 Simplifying x = -1.612372436

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.387627564, -1.612372436}

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