x2-8=-2x

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Solution for x2-8=-2x equation:



x2-8=-2x
We move all terms to the left:
x2-8-(-2x)=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
x^2-(-2x)-8=0
We get rid of parentheses
x^2+2x-8=0
a = 1; b = 2; c = -8;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 22-4·1·(-8)
Δ = 36
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{36}=6$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(2)-6}{2*1}=\frac{-8}{2} =-4 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(2)+6}{2*1}=\frac{4}{2} =2 $

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