8x^2-16x-65=-10

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Solution for 8x^2-16x-65=-10 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -16x + -65 = -10

Reorder the terms:
-65 + -16x + 8x2 = -10

Solving
-65 + -16x + 8x2 = -10

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-65 + 10 + -16x + 8x2 = -10 + 10

Combine like terms: -65 + 10 = -55
-55 + -16x + 8x2 = -10 + 10

Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0
-55 + -16x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-6.875 + -2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '6.875' to each side of the equation.
-6.875 + -2x + 6.875 + x2 = 0 + 6.875

Reorder the terms:
-6.875 + 6.875 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 6.875

Combine like terms: -6.875 + 6.875 = 0.000
0.000 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 6.875
-2x + x2 = 0 + 6.875

Combine like terms: 0 + 6.875 = 6.875
-2x + x2 = 6.875

The x term is -2x.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2x + 1 + x2 = 6.875 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 6.875 + 1

Combine like terms: 6.875 + 1 = 7.875
1 + -2x + x2 = 7.875

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 7.875

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.80624304

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 2.80624304 and -2.80624304.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 2.80624304 Simplifying x + -1 = 2.80624304 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 2.80624304 Solving -1 + x = 2.80624304 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = 2.80624304 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 2.80624304 + 1 x = 2.80624304 + 1 Combine like terms: 2.80624304 + 1 = 3.80624304 x = 3.80624304 Simplifying x = 3.80624304

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -2.80624304 Simplifying x + -1 = -2.80624304 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -2.80624304 Solving -1 + x = -2.80624304 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = -2.80624304 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -2.80624304 + 1 x = -2.80624304 + 1 Combine like terms: -2.80624304 + 1 = -1.80624304 x = -1.80624304 Simplifying x = -1.80624304

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.80624304, -1.80624304}

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