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x2-5x-12=0

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x2-5x-12=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
x^2-5x-12=0
a = 1; b = -5; c = -12;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·(-12)
Δ = 73
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}

x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-\sqrt{73}}{2*1}=\frac{5-\sqrt{73}}{2}
x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+\sqrt{73}}{2*1}=\frac{5+\sqrt{73}}{2}

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