8x^2+7x=4

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Solution for 8x^2+7x=4 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + 7x = 4

Reorder the terms:
7x + 8x2 = 4

Solving
7x + 8x2 = 4

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 7x + 8x2 = 4 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
-4 + 7x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.5 + 0.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5' to each side of the equation.
-0.5 + 0.875x + 0.5 + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + 0.5 + 0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.5
0.875x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5 = 0.5
0.875x + x2 = 0.5

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 = 0.5 + 0.19140625

Reorder the terms:
0.19140625 + 0.875x + x2 = 0.5 + 0.19140625

Combine like terms: 0.5 + 0.19140625 = 0.69140625
0.19140625 + 0.875x + x2 = 0.69140625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.4375)(x + 0.4375) = 0.69140625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.831508418

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.4375) equal to 0.831508418 and -0.831508418.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.4375 = 0.831508418 Simplifying x + 0.4375 = 0.831508418 Reorder the terms: 0.4375 + x = 0.831508418 Solving 0.4375 + x = 0.831508418 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 = 0.831508418 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.4375 + -0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.831508418 + -0.4375 x = 0.831508418 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.831508418 + -0.4375 = 0.394008418 x = 0.394008418 Simplifying x = 0.394008418

Subproblem 2

x + 0.4375 = -0.831508418 Simplifying x + 0.4375 = -0.831508418 Reorder the terms: 0.4375 + x = -0.831508418 Solving 0.4375 + x = -0.831508418 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 = -0.831508418 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: 0.4375 + -0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.831508418 + -0.4375 x = -0.831508418 + -0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.831508418 + -0.4375 = -1.269008418 x = -1.269008418 Simplifying x = -1.269008418

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.394008418, -1.269008418}

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