8x^2+x-272=0

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Solution for 8x^2+x-272=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + x + -272 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-272 + x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
-272 + x + 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'.
-34 + 0.125x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '34' to each side of the equation.
-34 + 0.125x + 34 + x2 = 0 + 34

Reorder the terms:
-34 + 34 + 0.125x + x2 = 0 + 34

Combine like terms: -34 + 34 = 0
0 + 0.125x + x2 = 0 + 34
0.125x + x2 = 0 + 34

Combine like terms: 0 + 34 = 34
0.125x + x2 = 34

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
0.125x + 0.25 + x2 = 34 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + 0.125x + x2 = 34 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 34 + 0.25 = 34.25
0.25 + 0.125x + x2 = 34.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 34.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.852349955

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 5.852349955 and -5.852349955.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 5.852349955 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 5.852349955 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 5.852349955 Solving 0.5 + x = 5.852349955 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 5.852349955 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 5.852349955 + -0.5 x = 5.852349955 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 5.852349955 + -0.5 = 5.352349955 x = 5.352349955 Simplifying x = 5.352349955

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -5.852349955 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -5.852349955 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -5.852349955 Solving 0.5 + x = -5.852349955 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -5.852349955 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -5.852349955 + -0.5 x = -5.852349955 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -5.852349955 + -0.5 = -6.352349955 x = -6.352349955 Simplifying x = -6.352349955

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.352349955, -6.352349955}

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