8x^2-6x=1

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Solution for 8x^2-6x=1 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -6x = 1

Reorder the terms:
-6x + 8x2 = 1

Solving
-6x + 8x2 = 1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1 + -6x + 8x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
-1 + -6x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.125 + -0.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.125' to each side of the equation.
-0.125 + -0.75x + 0.125 + x2 = 0 + 0.125

Reorder the terms:
-0.125 + 0.125 + -0.75x + x2 = 0 + 0.125

Combine like terms: -0.125 + 0.125 = 0.000
0.000 + -0.75x + x2 = 0 + 0.125
-0.75x + x2 = 0 + 0.125

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.125 = 0.125
-0.75x + x2 = 0.125

The x term is -0.75x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.375).
Square it (0.140625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.140625' to each side of the equation.
-0.75x + 0.140625 + x2 = 0.125 + 0.140625

Reorder the terms:
0.140625 + -0.75x + x2 = 0.125 + 0.140625

Combine like terms: 0.125 + 0.140625 = 0.265625
0.140625 + -0.75x + x2 = 0.265625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.375)(x + -0.375) = 0.265625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.515388203

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.375) equal to 0.515388203 and -0.515388203.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.375 = 0.515388203 Simplifying x + -0.375 = 0.515388203 Reorder the terms: -0.375 + x = 0.515388203 Solving -0.375 + x = 0.515388203 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.375' to each side of the equation. -0.375 + 0.375 + x = 0.515388203 + 0.375 Combine like terms: -0.375 + 0.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.515388203 + 0.375 x = 0.515388203 + 0.375 Combine like terms: 0.515388203 + 0.375 = 0.890388203 x = 0.890388203 Simplifying x = 0.890388203

Subproblem 2

x + -0.375 = -0.515388203 Simplifying x + -0.375 = -0.515388203 Reorder the terms: -0.375 + x = -0.515388203 Solving -0.375 + x = -0.515388203 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.375' to each side of the equation. -0.375 + 0.375 + x = -0.515388203 + 0.375 Combine like terms: -0.375 + 0.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -0.515388203 + 0.375 x = -0.515388203 + 0.375 Combine like terms: -0.515388203 + 0.375 = -0.140388203 x = -0.140388203 Simplifying x = -0.140388203

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.890388203, -0.140388203}

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