8x^2-29x+1=0

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Solution for 8x^2-29x+1=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -29x + 1 = 0

Reorder the terms:
1 + -29x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
1 + -29x + 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'.
0.125 + -3.625x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.125' to each side of the equation.
0.125 + -3.625x + -0.125 + x2 = 0 + -0.125

Reorder the terms:
0.125 + -0.125 + -3.625x + x2 = 0 + -0.125

Combine like terms: 0.125 + -0.125 = 0.000
0.000 + -3.625x + x2 = 0 + -0.125
-3.625x + x2 = 0 + -0.125

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.125 = -0.125
-3.625x + x2 = -0.125

The x term is -3.625x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.8125).
Square it (3.28515625) and add it to both sides.

Add '3.28515625' to each side of the equation.
-3.625x + 3.28515625 + x2 = -0.125 + 3.28515625

Reorder the terms:
3.28515625 + -3.625x + x2 = -0.125 + 3.28515625

Combine like terms: -0.125 + 3.28515625 = 3.16015625
3.28515625 + -3.625x + x2 = 3.16015625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.8125)(x + -1.8125) = 3.16015625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.777682832

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.8125) equal to 1.777682832 and -1.777682832.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.8125 = 1.777682832 Simplifying x + -1.8125 = 1.777682832 Reorder the terms: -1.8125 + x = 1.777682832 Solving -1.8125 + x = 1.777682832 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.8125' to each side of the equation. -1.8125 + 1.8125 + x = 1.777682832 + 1.8125 Combine like terms: -1.8125 + 1.8125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 1.777682832 + 1.8125 x = 1.777682832 + 1.8125 Combine like terms: 1.777682832 + 1.8125 = 3.590182832 x = 3.590182832 Simplifying x = 3.590182832

Subproblem 2

x + -1.8125 = -1.777682832 Simplifying x + -1.8125 = -1.777682832 Reorder the terms: -1.8125 + x = -1.777682832 Solving -1.8125 + x = -1.777682832 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.8125' to each side of the equation. -1.8125 + 1.8125 + x = -1.777682832 + 1.8125 Combine like terms: -1.8125 + 1.8125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -1.777682832 + 1.8125 x = -1.777682832 + 1.8125 Combine like terms: -1.777682832 + 1.8125 = 0.034817168 x = 0.034817168 Simplifying x = 0.034817168

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.590182832, 0.034817168}

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