8x^2-39x-125=0

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Solution for 8x^2-39x-125=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -39x + -125 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-125 + -39x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
-125 + -39x + 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'.
-15.625 + -4.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '15.625' to each side of the equation.
-15.625 + -4.875x + 15.625 + x2 = 0 + 15.625

Reorder the terms:
-15.625 + 15.625 + -4.875x + x2 = 0 + 15.625

Combine like terms: -15.625 + 15.625 = 0.000
0.000 + -4.875x + x2 = 0 + 15.625
-4.875x + x2 = 0 + 15.625

Combine like terms: 0 + 15.625 = 15.625
-4.875x + x2 = 15.625

The x term is -4.875x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.4375).
Square it (5.94140625) and add it to both sides.

Add '5.94140625' to each side of the equation.
-4.875x + 5.94140625 + x2 = 15.625 + 5.94140625

Reorder the terms:
5.94140625 + -4.875x + x2 = 15.625 + 5.94140625

Combine like terms: 15.625 + 5.94140625 = 21.56640625
5.94140625 + -4.875x + x2 = 21.56640625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.4375)(x + -2.4375) = 21.56640625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.643964497

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.4375) equal to 4.643964497 and -4.643964497.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.4375 = 4.643964497 Simplifying x + -2.4375 = 4.643964497 Reorder the terms: -2.4375 + x = 4.643964497 Solving -2.4375 + x = 4.643964497 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.4375' to each side of the equation. -2.4375 + 2.4375 + x = 4.643964497 + 2.4375 Combine like terms: -2.4375 + 2.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 4.643964497 + 2.4375 x = 4.643964497 + 2.4375 Combine like terms: 4.643964497 + 2.4375 = 7.081464497 x = 7.081464497 Simplifying x = 7.081464497

Subproblem 2

x + -2.4375 = -4.643964497 Simplifying x + -2.4375 = -4.643964497 Reorder the terms: -2.4375 + x = -4.643964497 Solving -2.4375 + x = -4.643964497 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.4375' to each side of the equation. -2.4375 + 2.4375 + x = -4.643964497 + 2.4375 Combine like terms: -2.4375 + 2.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -4.643964497 + 2.4375 x = -4.643964497 + 2.4375 Combine like terms: -4.643964497 + 2.4375 = -2.206464497 x = -2.206464497 Simplifying x = -2.206464497

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.081464497, -2.206464497}

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