X2-3x-38=16

Solution for X2-3x-38=16 equation:

X2-3X-38=16

We move all terms to the left:

X2-3X-38-(16)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

X^2-3X-54=0

a = 1; b = -3; c = -54;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·1·(-54)
Δ = 225
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{225}=15$
$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-15}{2*1}=\frac{-12}{2}
=-6
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$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+15}{2*1}=\frac{18}{2}
=9
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