8x^2-72x+7=0

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Solution for 8x^2-72x+7=0 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -72x + 7 = 0

Reorder the terms:
7 + -72x + 8x2 = 0

Solving
7 + -72x + 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'.
0.875 + -9x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.875' to each side of the equation.
0.875 + -9x + -0.875 + x2 = 0 + -0.875

Reorder the terms:
0.875 + -0.875 + -9x + x2 = 0 + -0.875

Combine like terms: 0.875 + -0.875 = 0.000
0.000 + -9x + x2 = 0 + -0.875
-9x + x2 = 0 + -0.875

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.875 = -0.875
-9x + x2 = -0.875

The x term is -9x.  Take half its coefficient (-4.5).
Square it (20.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '20.25' to each side of the equation.
-9x + 20.25 + x2 = -0.875 + 20.25

Reorder the terms:
20.25 + -9x + x2 = -0.875 + 20.25

Combine like terms: -0.875 + 20.25 = 19.375
20.25 + -9x + x2 = 19.375

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4.5)(x + -4.5) = 19.375

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.401704215

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4.5) equal to 4.401704215 and -4.401704215.

Subproblem 1

x + -4.5 = 4.401704215 Simplifying x + -4.5 = 4.401704215 Reorder the terms: -4.5 + x = 4.401704215 Solving -4.5 + x = 4.401704215 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.5' to each side of the equation. -4.5 + 4.5 + x = 4.401704215 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.5 + 4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.401704215 + 4.5 x = 4.401704215 + 4.5 Combine like terms: 4.401704215 + 4.5 = 8.901704215 x = 8.901704215 Simplifying x = 8.901704215

Subproblem 2

x + -4.5 = -4.401704215 Simplifying x + -4.5 = -4.401704215 Reorder the terms: -4.5 + x = -4.401704215 Solving -4.5 + x = -4.401704215 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.5' to each side of the equation. -4.5 + 4.5 + x = -4.401704215 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.5 + 4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.401704215 + 4.5 x = -4.401704215 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.401704215 + 4.5 = 0.098295785 x = 0.098295785 Simplifying x = 0.098295785

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.901704215, 0.098295785}

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