8x^2+7x=3

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Solution for 8x^2+7x=3 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 7x = 3

Reorder the terms:
7x + 8x2 = 3

Solving
7x + 8x2 = 3

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-3 + 7x + 8x2 = 3 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
-3 + 7x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.375 + 0.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.375' to each side of the equation.
-0.375 + 0.875x + 0.375 + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Reorder the terms:
-0.375 + 0.375 + 0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: -0.375 + 0.375 = 0.000
0.000 + 0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.375
0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.375 = 0.375
0.875x + x2 = 0.375

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 = 0.375 + 0.19140625

Reorder the terms:
0.19140625 + 0.875x + x2 = 0.375 + 0.19140625

Combine like terms: 0.375 + 0.19140625 = 0.56640625
0.19140625 + 0.875x + x2 = 0.56640625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.4375)(x + 0.4375) = 0.56640625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.752599661

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.4375) equal to 0.752599661 and -0.752599661.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.4375 = 0.752599661 Simplifying x + 0.4375 = 0.752599661 Reorder the terms: 0.4375 + x = 0.752599661 Solving 0.4375 + x = 0.752599661 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 = 0.752599661 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.4375 + -0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.752599661 + -0.4375 x = 0.752599661 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.752599661 + -0.4375 = 0.315099661 x = 0.315099661 Simplifying x = 0.315099661

Subproblem 2

x + 0.4375 = -0.752599661 Simplifying x + 0.4375 = -0.752599661 Reorder the terms: 0.4375 + x = -0.752599661 Solving 0.4375 + x = -0.752599661 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 = -0.752599661 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.4375 + -0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.752599661 + -0.4375 x = -0.752599661 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.752599661 + -0.4375 = -1.190099661 x = -1.190099661 Simplifying x = -1.190099661

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.315099661, -1.190099661}

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