2x-8=2-1/2x

Solution for 2x-8=2-1/2x equation:

2x-8=2-1/2x

We move all terms to the left:

2x-8-(2-1/2x)=0


Domain of the equation: 2x)!=0

x!=0/1

x!=0

x∈R


We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2x-(-1/2x+2)-8=0

We get rid of parentheses

2x+1/2x-2-8=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


2x*2x-2*2x-8*2x+1=0

Wy multiply elements

4x^2-4x-16x+1=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

4x^2-20x+1=0

a = 4; b = -20; c = +1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -202-4·4·1
Δ = 384
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{384}=\sqrt{64*6}=\sqrt{64}*\sqrt{6}=8\sqrt{6}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)-8\sqrt{6}}{2*4}=\frac{20-8\sqrt{6}}{8}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)+8\sqrt{6}}{2*4}=\frac{20+8\sqrt{6}}{8}
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