8x^2+185x+21=0

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Solution for 8x^2+185x+21=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 185x + 21 = 0

Reorder the terms:
21 + 185x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
21 + 185x + 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'.
2.625 + 23.125x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-2.625' to each side of the equation.
2.625 + 23.125x + -2.625 + x2 = 0 + -2.625

Reorder the terms:
2.625 + -2.625 + 23.125x + x2 = 0 + -2.625

Combine like terms: 2.625 + -2.625 = 0.000
0.000 + 23.125x + x2 = 0 + -2.625
23.125x + x2 = 0 + -2.625

Combine like terms: 0 + -2.625 = -2.625
23.125x + x2 = -2.625

The x term is 23.125x.  Take half its coefficient (11.5625).
Square it (133.6914063) and add it to both sides.

Add '133.6914063' to each side of the equation.
23.125x + 133.6914063 + x2 = -2.625 + 133.6914063

Reorder the terms:
133.6914063 + 23.125x + x2 = -2.625 + 133.6914063

Combine like terms: -2.625 + 133.6914063 = 131.0664063
133.6914063 + 23.125x + x2 = 131.0664063

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 11.5625)(x + 11.5625) = 131.0664063

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.448423747

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 11.5625) equal to 11.448423747 and -11.448423747.

Subproblem 1

x + 11.5625 = 11.448423747 Simplifying x + 11.5625 = 11.448423747 Reorder the terms: 11.5625 + x = 11.448423747 Solving 11.5625 + x = 11.448423747 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-11.5625' to each side of the equation. 11.5625 + -11.5625 + x = 11.448423747 + -11.5625 Combine like terms: 11.5625 + -11.5625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 11.448423747 + -11.5625 x = 11.448423747 + -11.5625 Combine like terms: 11.448423747 + -11.5625 = -0.114076253 x = -0.114076253 Simplifying x = -0.114076253

Subproblem 2

x + 11.5625 = -11.448423747 Simplifying x + 11.5625 = -11.448423747 Reorder the terms: 11.5625 + x = -11.448423747 Solving 11.5625 + x = -11.448423747 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-11.5625' to each side of the equation. 11.5625 + -11.5625 + x = -11.448423747 + -11.5625 Combine like terms: 11.5625 + -11.5625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -11.448423747 + -11.5625 x = -11.448423747 + -11.5625 Combine like terms: -11.448423747 + -11.5625 = -23.010923747 x = -23.010923747 Simplifying x = -23.010923747

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.114076253, -23.010923747}

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