x^2=7-8x

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Solution for x^2=7-8x equation:


Simplifying
x2 = 7 + -8x

Solving
x2 = 7 + -8x

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

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

Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0
-7 + 8x + x2 = 0 + -8x + 8x
-7 + 8x + x2 = -8x + 8x

Combine like terms: -8x + 8x = 0
-7 + 8x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '7' to each side of the equation.
-7 + 8x + 7 + x2 = 0 + 7

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

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
0 + 8x + x2 = 0 + 7
8x + x2 = 0 + 7

Combine like terms: 0 + 7 = 7
8x + x2 = 7

The x term is 8x.  Take half its coefficient (4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
8x + 16 + x2 = 7 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + 8x + x2 = 7 + 16

Combine like terms: 7 + 16 = 23
16 + 8x + x2 = 23

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4)(x + 4) = 23

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.795831523

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4) equal to 4.795831523 and -4.795831523.

Subproblem 1

x + 4 = 4.795831523 Simplifying x + 4 = 4.795831523 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = 4.795831523 Solving 4 + x = 4.795831523 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = 4.795831523 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = 4.795831523 + -4 x = 4.795831523 + -4 Combine like terms: 4.795831523 + -4 = 0.795831523 x = 0.795831523 Simplifying x = 0.795831523

Subproblem 2

x + 4 = -4.795831523 Simplifying x + 4 = -4.795831523 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = -4.795831523 Solving 4 + x = -4.795831523 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = -4.795831523 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = -4.795831523 + -4 x = -4.795831523 + -4 Combine like terms: -4.795831523 + -4 = -8.795831523 x = -8.795831523 Simplifying x = -8.795831523

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.795831523, -8.795831523}

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