2x+8=x(x+4)

Solution for 2x+8=x(x+4) equation:

2x+8=x(x+4)

We move all terms to the left:

2x+8-(x(x+4))=0


We calculate terms in parentheses: -(x(x+4)), so:

x(x+4)

We multiply parentheses

x^2+4x

Back to the equation:

-(x^2+4x)


We get rid of parentheses

-x^2+2x-4x+8=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

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

a = -1; b = -2; c = +8;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·(-1)·8
Δ = 36
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{36}=6$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)-6}{2*-1}=\frac{-4}{-2}
=+2
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+6}{2*-1}=\frac{8}{-2}
=-4
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