8x2-36x-20=0

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Solution for 8x2-36x-20=0 equation:



8x^2-36x-20=0
a = 8; b = -36; c = -20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -362-4·8·(-20)
Δ = 1936
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{1936}=44$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-36)-44}{2*8}=\frac{-8}{16} =-1/2 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-36)+44}{2*8}=\frac{80}{16} =5 $

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