8x^2+x=15

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Solution for 8x^2+x=15 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + x = 15

Reorder the terms:
x + 8x2 = 15

Solving
x + 8x2 = 15

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-15 + x + 8x2 = 15 + -15

Combine like terms: 15 + -15 = 0
-15 + x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-1.875 + 0.125x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1.875' to each side of the equation.
-1.875 + 0.125x + 1.875 + x2 = 0 + 1.875

Reorder the terms:
-1.875 + 1.875 + 0.125x + x2 = 0 + 1.875

Combine like terms: -1.875 + 1.875 = 0.000
0.000 + 0.125x + x2 = 0 + 1.875
0.125x + x2 = 0 + 1.875

Combine like terms: 0 + 1.875 = 1.875
0.125x + x2 = 1.875

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 = 1.875 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + 0.125x + x2 = 1.875 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 1.875 + 0.25 = 2.125
0.25 + 0.125x + x2 = 2.125

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 2.125

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.457737974

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 1.457737974 and -1.457737974.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 1.457737974 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 1.457737974 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 1.457737974 Solving 0.5 + x = 1.457737974 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 = 1.457737974 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.457737974 + -0.5 x = 1.457737974 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 1.457737974 + -0.5 = 0.957737974 x = 0.957737974 Simplifying x = 0.957737974

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -1.457737974 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -1.457737974 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -1.457737974 Solving 0.5 + x = -1.457737974 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 = -1.457737974 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.457737974 + -0.5 x = -1.457737974 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -1.457737974 + -0.5 = -1.957737974 x = -1.957737974 Simplifying x = -1.957737974

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.957737974, -1.957737974}

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