y2-72y-180=0

Solution for y2-72y-180=0 equation:

y2-72y-180=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2-72y-180=0

a = 1; b = -72; c = -180;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -722-4·1·(-180)
Δ = 5904
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{5904}=\sqrt{144*41}=\sqrt{144}*\sqrt{41}=12\sqrt{41}$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-72)-12\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{72-12\sqrt{41}}{2}
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-72)+12\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{72+12\sqrt{41}}{2}
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