8x^2-9x-140=3

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Solution for 8x^2-9x-140=3 equation:


Simplifying
8x2 + -9x + -140 = 3

Reorder the terms:
-140 + -9x + 8x2 = 3

Solving
-140 + -9x + 8x2 = 3

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-140 + -3 + -9x + 8x2 = 3 + -3

Combine like terms: -140 + -3 = -143
-143 + -9x + 8x2 = 3 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
-143 + -9x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-17.875 + -1.125x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '17.875' to each side of the equation.
-17.875 + -1.125x + 17.875 + x2 = 0 + 17.875

Reorder the terms:
-17.875 + 17.875 + -1.125x + x2 = 0 + 17.875

Combine like terms: -17.875 + 17.875 = 0.000
0.000 + -1.125x + x2 = 0 + 17.875
-1.125x + x2 = 0 + 17.875

Combine like terms: 0 + 17.875 = 17.875
-1.125x + x2 = 17.875

The x term is -1.125x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.5625).
Square it (0.31640625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.31640625' to each side of the equation.
-1.125x + 0.31640625 + x2 = 17.875 + 0.31640625

Reorder the terms:
0.31640625 + -1.125x + x2 = 17.875 + 0.31640625

Combine like terms: 17.875 + 0.31640625 = 18.19140625
0.31640625 + -1.125x + x2 = 18.19140625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.5625)(x + -0.5625) = 18.19140625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.26513848

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.5625) equal to 4.26513848 and -4.26513848.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.5625 = 4.26513848 Simplifying x + -0.5625 = 4.26513848 Reorder the terms: -0.5625 + x = 4.26513848 Solving -0.5625 + x = 4.26513848 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5625' to each side of the equation. -0.5625 + 0.5625 + x = 4.26513848 + 0.5625 Combine like terms: -0.5625 + 0.5625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 4.26513848 + 0.5625 x = 4.26513848 + 0.5625 Combine like terms: 4.26513848 + 0.5625 = 4.82763848 x = 4.82763848 Simplifying x = 4.82763848

Subproblem 2

x + -0.5625 = -4.26513848 Simplifying x + -0.5625 = -4.26513848 Reorder the terms: -0.5625 + x = -4.26513848 Solving -0.5625 + x = -4.26513848 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5625' to each side of the equation. -0.5625 + 0.5625 + x = -4.26513848 + 0.5625 Combine like terms: -0.5625 + 0.5625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -4.26513848 + 0.5625 x = -4.26513848 + 0.5625 Combine like terms: -4.26513848 + 0.5625 = -3.70263848 x = -3.70263848 Simplifying x = -3.70263848

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.82763848, -3.70263848}

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