x2-18x-80=0

Solution for x2-18x-80=0 equation:

x2-18x-80=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-18x-80=0

a = 1; b = -18; c = -80;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -182-4·1·(-80)
Δ = 644
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{644}=\sqrt{4*161}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{161}=2\sqrt{161}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)-2\sqrt{161}}{2*1}=\frac{18-2\sqrt{161}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)+2\sqrt{161}}{2*1}=\frac{18+2\sqrt{161}}{2}
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