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X2-2x-15=0

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X2-2X-15=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

X^2-2X-15=0

a = 1; b = -2; c = -15;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·1·(-15)
Δ = 64
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{64}=8


X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)-8}{2*1}=\frac{-6}{2}
=-3



X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+8}{2*1}=\frac{10}{2}
=5

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