8x^2-17x-671=0

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Solution for 8x^2-17x-671=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -17x + -671 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-671 + -17x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
-671 + -17x + 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'.
-83.875 + -2.125x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '83.875' to each side of the equation.
-83.875 + -2.125x + 83.875 + x2 = 0 + 83.875

Reorder the terms:
-83.875 + 83.875 + -2.125x + x2 = 0 + 83.875

Combine like terms: -83.875 + 83.875 = 0.000
0.000 + -2.125x + x2 = 0 + 83.875
-2.125x + x2 = 0 + 83.875

Combine like terms: 0 + 83.875 = 83.875
-2.125x + x2 = 83.875

The x term is -2.125x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.0625).
Square it (1.12890625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.12890625' to each side of the equation.
-2.125x + 1.12890625 + x2 = 83.875 + 1.12890625

Reorder the terms:
1.12890625 + -2.125x + x2 = 83.875 + 1.12890625

Combine like terms: 83.875 + 1.12890625 = 85.00390625
1.12890625 + -2.125x + x2 = 85.00390625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.0625)(x + -1.0625) = 85.00390625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.219756301

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.0625) equal to 9.219756301 and -9.219756301.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.0625 = 9.219756301 Simplifying x + -1.0625 = 9.219756301 Reorder the terms: -1.0625 + x = 9.219756301 Solving -1.0625 + x = 9.219756301 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.0625' to each side of the equation. -1.0625 + 1.0625 + x = 9.219756301 + 1.0625 Combine like terms: -1.0625 + 1.0625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 9.219756301 + 1.0625 x = 9.219756301 + 1.0625 Combine like terms: 9.219756301 + 1.0625 = 10.282256301 x = 10.282256301 Simplifying x = 10.282256301

Subproblem 2

x + -1.0625 = -9.219756301 Simplifying x + -1.0625 = -9.219756301 Reorder the terms: -1.0625 + x = -9.219756301 Solving -1.0625 + x = -9.219756301 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.0625' to each side of the equation. -1.0625 + 1.0625 + x = -9.219756301 + 1.0625 Combine like terms: -1.0625 + 1.0625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -9.219756301 + 1.0625 x = -9.219756301 + 1.0625 Combine like terms: -9.219756301 + 1.0625 = -8.157256301 x = -8.157256301 Simplifying x = -8.157256301

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.282256301, -8.157256301}

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