s(s-5)=4

Solution for s(s-5)=4 equation:

s(s-5)=4

We move all terms to the left:

s(s-5)-(4)=0

We multiply parentheses

s^2-5s-4=0

a = 1; b = -5; c = -4;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·(-4)
Δ = 41
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$s_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$s_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$s_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{5-\sqrt{41}}{2}
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$s_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{5+\sqrt{41}}{2}
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