8x^2-15x+4=0

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Solution for 8x^2-15x+4=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -15x + 4 = 0

Reorder the terms:
4 + -15x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
4 + -15x + 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'.
0.5 + -1.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation.
0.5 + -1.875x + -0.5 + x2 = 0 + -0.5

Reorder the terms:
0.5 + -0.5 + -1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.5

Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.5
-1.875x + x2 = 0 + -0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.5 = -0.5
-1.875x + x2 = -0.5

The x term is -1.875x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.9375).
Square it (0.87890625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.87890625' to each side of the equation.
-1.875x + 0.87890625 + x2 = -0.5 + 0.87890625

Reorder the terms:
0.87890625 + -1.875x + x2 = -0.5 + 0.87890625

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.87890625 = 0.37890625
0.87890625 + -1.875x + x2 = 0.37890625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.9375)(x + -0.9375) = 0.37890625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.615553613

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.9375) equal to 0.615553613 and -0.615553613.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.9375 = 0.615553613 Simplifying x + -0.9375 = 0.615553613 Reorder the terms: -0.9375 + x = 0.615553613 Solving -0.9375 + x = 0.615553613 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.9375' to each side of the equation. -0.9375 + 0.9375 + x = 0.615553613 + 0.9375 Combine like terms: -0.9375 + 0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.615553613 + 0.9375 x = 0.615553613 + 0.9375 Combine like terms: 0.615553613 + 0.9375 = 1.553053613 x = 1.553053613 Simplifying x = 1.553053613

Subproblem 2

x + -0.9375 = -0.615553613 Simplifying x + -0.9375 = -0.615553613 Reorder the terms: -0.9375 + x = -0.615553613 Solving -0.9375 + x = -0.615553613 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.9375' to each side of the equation. -0.9375 + 0.9375 + x = -0.615553613 + 0.9375 Combine like terms: -0.9375 + 0.9375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.615553613 + 0.9375 x = -0.615553613 + 0.9375 Combine like terms: -0.615553613 + 0.9375 = 0.321946387 x = 0.321946387 Simplifying x = 0.321946387

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.553053613, 0.321946387}

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