x2-8x-1=8

Solution for x2-8x-1=8 equation:

x2-8x-1=8

We move all terms to the left:

x2-8x-1-(8)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-8x-9=0

a = 1; b = -8; c = -9;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·1·(-9)
Δ = 100
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{100}=10$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-10}{2*1}=\frac{-2}{2}
=-1
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+10}{2*1}=\frac{18}{2}
=9
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