3x+2+5(x-1)8x=17

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Solution for 3x+2+5(x-1)8x=17 equation:


Simplifying
3x + 2 + 5(x + -1) * 8x = 17

Reorder the terms:
3x + 2 + 5(-1 + x) * 8x = 17

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
3x + 2 + 5 * 8x(-1 + x) = 17

Multiply 5 * 8
3x + 2 + 40x(-1 + x) = 17
3x + 2 + (-1 * 40x + x * 40x) = 17
3x + 2 + (-40x + 40x2) = 17

Reorder the terms:
2 + 3x + -40x + 40x2 = 17

Combine like terms: 3x + -40x = -37x
2 + -37x + 40x2 = 17

Solving
2 + -37x + 40x2 = 17

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
2 + -17 + -37x + 40x2 = 17 + -17

Combine like terms: 2 + -17 = -15
-15 + -37x + 40x2 = 17 + -17

Combine like terms: 17 + -17 = 0
-15 + -37x + 40x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '40'.
-0.375 + -0.925x + x2 = 0.0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.375' to each side of the equation.
-0.375 + -0.925x + 0.375 + x2 = 0.0 + 0.375

Reorder the terms:
-0.375 + 0.375 + -0.925x + x2 = 0.0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: -0.375 + 0.375 = 0.000
0.000 + -0.925x + x2 = 0.0 + 0.375
-0.925x + x2 = 0.0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: 0.0 + 0.375 = 0.375
-0.925x + x2 = 0.375

The x term is -0.925x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.4625).
Square it (0.21390625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.21390625' to each side of the equation.
-0.925x + 0.21390625 + x2 = 0.375 + 0.21390625

Reorder the terms:
0.21390625 + -0.925x + x2 = 0.375 + 0.21390625

Combine like terms: 0.375 + 0.21390625 = 0.58890625
0.21390625 + -0.925x + x2 = 0.58890625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.4625)(x + -0.4625) = 0.58890625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.767402274

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.4625) equal to 0.767402274 and -0.767402274.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.4625 = 0.767402274 Simplifying x + -0.4625 = 0.767402274 Reorder the terms: -0.4625 + x = 0.767402274 Solving -0.4625 + x = 0.767402274 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4625' to each side of the equation. -0.4625 + 0.4625 + x = 0.767402274 + 0.4625 Combine like terms: -0.4625 + 0.4625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 0.767402274 + 0.4625 x = 0.767402274 + 0.4625 Combine like terms: 0.767402274 + 0.4625 = 1.229902274 x = 1.229902274 Simplifying x = 1.229902274

Subproblem 2

x + -0.4625 = -0.767402274 Simplifying x + -0.4625 = -0.767402274 Reorder the terms: -0.4625 + x = -0.767402274 Solving -0.4625 + x = -0.767402274 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4625' to each side of the equation. -0.4625 + 0.4625 + x = -0.767402274 + 0.4625 Combine like terms: -0.4625 + 0.4625 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -0.767402274 + 0.4625 x = -0.767402274 + 0.4625 Combine like terms: -0.767402274 + 0.4625 = -0.304902274 x = -0.304902274 Simplifying x = -0.304902274

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.229902274, -0.304902274}

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