5s+8(2s-8)s=8

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Solution for 5s+8(2s-8)s=8 equation:


Simplifying
5s + 8(2s + -8) * s = 8

Reorder the terms:
5s + 8(-8 + 2s) * s = 8

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
5s + 8s(-8 + 2s) = 8
5s + (-8 * 8s + 2s * 8s) = 8
5s + (-64s + 16s2) = 8

Combine like terms: 5s + -64s = -59s
-59s + 16s2 = 8

Solving
-59s + 16s2 = 8

Solving for variable 's'.

Reorder the terms:
-8 + -59s + 16s2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
-8 + -59s + 16s2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '16'.
-0.5 + -3.6875s + s2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5' to each side of the equation.
-0.5 + -3.6875s + 0.5 + s2 = 0 + 0.5

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + 0.5 + -3.6875s + s2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -3.6875s + s2 = 0 + 0.5
-3.6875s + s2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5 = 0.5
-3.6875s + s2 = 0.5

The s term is -3.6875s.  Take half its coefficient (-1.84375).
Square it (3.399414063) and add it to both sides.

Add '3.399414063' to each side of the equation.
-3.6875s + 3.399414063 + s2 = 0.5 + 3.399414063

Reorder the terms:
3.399414063 + -3.6875s + s2 = 0.5 + 3.399414063

Combine like terms: 0.5 + 3.399414063 = 3.899414063
3.399414063 + -3.6875s + s2 = 3.899414063

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(s + -1.84375)(s + -1.84375) = 3.899414063

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.97469341

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(s + -1.84375) equal to 1.97469341 and -1.97469341.

Subproblem 1

s + -1.84375 = 1.97469341 Simplifying s + -1.84375 = 1.97469341 Reorder the terms: -1.84375 + s = 1.97469341 Solving -1.84375 + s = 1.97469341 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.84375' to each side of the equation. -1.84375 + 1.84375 + s = 1.97469341 + 1.84375 Combine like terms: -1.84375 + 1.84375 = 0.00000 0.00000 + s = 1.97469341 + 1.84375 s = 1.97469341 + 1.84375 Combine like terms: 1.97469341 + 1.84375 = 3.81844341 s = 3.81844341 Simplifying s = 3.81844341

Subproblem 2

s + -1.84375 = -1.97469341 Simplifying s + -1.84375 = -1.97469341 Reorder the terms: -1.84375 + s = -1.97469341 Solving -1.84375 + s = -1.97469341 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.84375' to each side of the equation. -1.84375 + 1.84375 + s = -1.97469341 + 1.84375 Combine like terms: -1.84375 + 1.84375 = 0.00000 0.00000 + s = -1.97469341 + 1.84375 s = -1.97469341 + 1.84375 Combine like terms: -1.97469341 + 1.84375 = -0.13094341 s = -0.13094341 Simplifying s = -0.13094341

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. s = {3.81844341, -0.13094341}

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