m2-20m-300=0

Solution for m2-20m-300=0 equation:

m2-20m-300=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

m^2-20m-300=0

a = 1; b = -20; c = -300;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -202-4·1·(-300)
Δ = 1600
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$m_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$m_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{1600}=40$
$m_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)-40}{2*1}=\frac{-20}{2}
=-10
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$m_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)+40}{2*1}=\frac{60}{2}
=30
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