x(20+x)=96

Solution for x(20+x)=96 equation:

x(20+x)=96

We move all terms to the left:

x(20+x)-(96)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x(x+20)-96=0

We multiply parentheses

x^2+20x-96=0

a = 1; b = 20; c = -96;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 202-4·1·(-96)
Δ = 784
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{784}=28$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(20)-28}{2*1}=\frac{-48}{2}
=-24
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(20)+28}{2*1}=\frac{8}{2}
=4
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