8x^2+7x=2

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Solution for 8x^2+7x=2 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 7x = 2

Reorder the terms:
7x + 8x2 = 2

Solving
7x + 8x2 = 2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 7x + 8x2 = 2 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
-2 + 7x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.25 + 0.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
-0.25 + 0.875x + 0.25 + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
-0.25 + 0.25 + 0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00
0.00 + 0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.25
0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.25 = 0.25
0.875x + x2 = 0.25

The x term is 0.875x.  Take half its coefficient (0.4375).
Square it (0.19140625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.19140625' to each side of the equation.
0.875x + 0.19140625 + x2 = 0.25 + 0.19140625

Reorder the terms:
0.19140625 + 0.875x + x2 = 0.25 + 0.19140625

Combine like terms: 0.25 + 0.19140625 = 0.44140625
0.19140625 + 0.875x + x2 = 0.44140625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.4375)(x + 0.4375) = 0.44140625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.664384113

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.4375) equal to 0.664384113 and -0.664384113.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.4375 = 0.664384113 Simplifying x + 0.4375 = 0.664384113 Reorder the terms: 0.4375 + x = 0.664384113 Solving 0.4375 + x = 0.664384113 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4375' to each side of the equation. 0.4375 + -0.4375 + x = 0.664384113 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.4375 + -0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.664384113 + -0.4375 x = 0.664384113 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.664384113 + -0.4375 = 0.226884113 x = 0.226884113 Simplifying x = 0.226884113

Subproblem 2

x + 0.4375 = -0.664384113 Simplifying x + 0.4375 = -0.664384113 Reorder the terms: 0.4375 + x = -0.664384113 Solving 0.4375 + x = -0.664384113 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4375' to each side of the equation. 0.4375 + -0.4375 + x = -0.664384113 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.4375 + -0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.664384113 + -0.4375 x = -0.664384113 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.664384113 + -0.4375 = -1.101884113 x = -1.101884113 Simplifying x = -1.101884113

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.226884113, -1.101884113}

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