y2-15y-16=0

Solution for y2-15y-16=0 equation:

y2-15y-16=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2-15y-16=0

a = 1; b = -15; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -152-4·1·(-16)
Δ = 289
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{289}=17$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-15)-17}{2*1}=\frac{-2}{2}
=-1
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-15)+17}{2*1}=\frac{32}{2}
=16
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