(x^2-13x-12)=0

Solution for (x^2-13x-12)=0 equation:

(x^2-13x-12)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2-13x-12=0

a = 1; b = -13; c = -12;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -132-4·1·(-12)
Δ = 217
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-13)-\sqrt{217}}{2*1}=\frac{13-\sqrt{217}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-13)+\sqrt{217}}{2*1}=\frac{13+\sqrt{217}}{2}
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