0=14w-w^2-40

Solution for 0=14w-w^2-40 equation:

0=14w-w^2-40

We move all terms to the left:

0-(14w-w^2-40)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-(14w-w^2-40)=0

We get rid of parentheses

w^2-14w+40=0

a = 1; b = -14; c = +40;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -142-4·1·40
Δ = 36
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{36}=6$
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-14)-6}{2*1}=\frac{8}{2}
=4
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$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-14)+6}{2*1}=\frac{20}{2}
=10
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