8x^2-5x=11

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Solution for 8x^2-5x=11 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -5x = 11

Reorder the terms:
-5x + 8x2 = 11

Solving
-5x + 8x2 = 11

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-11 + -5x + 8x2 = 11 + -11

Combine like terms: 11 + -11 = 0
-11 + -5x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-1.375 + -0.625x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1.375' to each side of the equation.
-1.375 + -0.625x + 1.375 + x2 = 0 + 1.375

Reorder the terms:
-1.375 + 1.375 + -0.625x + x2 = 0 + 1.375

Combine like terms: -1.375 + 1.375 = 0.000
0.000 + -0.625x + x2 = 0 + 1.375
-0.625x + x2 = 0 + 1.375

Combine like terms: 0 + 1.375 = 1.375
-0.625x + x2 = 1.375

The x term is -0.625x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.3125).
Square it (0.09765625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.09765625' to each side of the equation.
-0.625x + 0.09765625 + x2 = 1.375 + 0.09765625

Reorder the terms:
0.09765625 + -0.625x + x2 = 1.375 + 0.09765625

Combine like terms: 1.375 + 0.09765625 = 1.47265625
0.09765625 + -0.625x + x2 = 1.47265625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.3125)(x + -0.3125) = 1.47265625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.21353049

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.3125) equal to 1.21353049 and -1.21353049.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.3125 = 1.21353049 Simplifying x + -0.3125 = 1.21353049 Reorder the terms: -0.3125 + x = 1.21353049 Solving -0.3125 + x = 1.21353049 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.3125' to each side of the equation. -0.3125 + 0.3125 + x = 1.21353049 + 0.3125 Combine like terms: -0.3125 + 0.3125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 1.21353049 + 0.3125 x = 1.21353049 + 0.3125 Combine like terms: 1.21353049 + 0.3125 = 1.52603049 x = 1.52603049 Simplifying x = 1.52603049

Subproblem 2

x + -0.3125 = -1.21353049 Simplifying x + -0.3125 = -1.21353049 Reorder the terms: -0.3125 + x = -1.21353049 Solving -0.3125 + x = -1.21353049 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.3125' to each side of the equation. -0.3125 + 0.3125 + x = -1.21353049 + 0.3125 Combine like terms: -0.3125 + 0.3125 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -1.21353049 + 0.3125 x = -1.21353049 + 0.3125 Combine like terms: -1.21353049 + 0.3125 = -0.90103049 x = -0.90103049 Simplifying x = -0.90103049

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.52603049, -0.90103049}

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