8x^2-40x=25

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Solution for 8x^2-40x=25 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -40x = 25

Reorder the terms:
-40x + 8x2 = 25

Solving
-40x + 8x2 = 25

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-25 + -40x + 8x2 = 25 + -25

Combine like terms: 25 + -25 = 0
-25 + -40x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-3.125 + -5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '3.125' to each side of the equation.
-3.125 + -5x + 3.125 + x2 = 0 + 3.125

Reorder the terms:
-3.125 + 3.125 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 3.125

Combine like terms: -3.125 + 3.125 = 0.000
0.000 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 3.125
-5x + x2 = 0 + 3.125

Combine like terms: 0 + 3.125 = 3.125
-5x + x2 = 3.125

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = 3.125 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 3.125 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 3.125 + 6.25 = 9.375
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 9.375

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 9.375

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.061862178

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 3.061862178 and -3.061862178.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.5 = 3.061862178 Simplifying x + -2.5 = 3.061862178 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = 3.061862178 Solving -2.5 + x = 3.061862178 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = 3.061862178 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 3.061862178 + 2.5 x = 3.061862178 + 2.5 Combine like terms: 3.061862178 + 2.5 = 5.561862178 x = 5.561862178 Simplifying x = 5.561862178

Subproblem 2

x + -2.5 = -3.061862178 Simplifying x + -2.5 = -3.061862178 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = -3.061862178 Solving -2.5 + x = -3.061862178 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = -3.061862178 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -3.061862178 + 2.5 x = -3.061862178 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -3.061862178 + 2.5 = -0.561862178 x = -0.561862178 Simplifying x = -0.561862178

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.561862178, -0.561862178}

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