-x(90-x)=18

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Solution for -x(90-x)=18 equation:



-x(90-x)=18
We move all terms to the left:
-x(90-x)-(18)=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-x(-1x+90)-18=0
We multiply parentheses
1x^2-90x-18=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
x^2-90x-18=0
a = 1; b = -90; c = -18;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -902-4·1·(-18)
Δ = 8172
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:
$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{8172}=\sqrt{36*227}=\sqrt{36}*\sqrt{227}=6\sqrt{227}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-90)-6\sqrt{227}}{2*1}=\frac{90-6\sqrt{227}}{2} $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-90)+6\sqrt{227}}{2*1}=\frac{90+6\sqrt{227}}{2} $

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