(x(x+1))/2=120

Solution for (x(x+1))/2=120 equation:

(x(x+1))/2=120

We move all terms to the left:

(x(x+1))/2-(120)=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


(x(x+1))-120*2=0


We calculate terms in parentheses: +(x(x+1)), so:

x(x+1)

We multiply parentheses

x^2+x

Back to the equation:

+(x^2+x)


We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

(x^2+x)-240=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2+x-240=0

a = 1; b = 1; c = -240;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 12-4·1·(-240)
Δ = 961
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{961}=31$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)-31}{2*1}=\frac{-32}{2}
=-16
$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)+31}{2*1}=\frac{30}{2}
=15
$