1/2x-12=x-8

Solution for 1/2x-12=x-8 equation:

1/2x-12=x-8

We move all terms to the left:

1/2x-12-(x-8)=0


Domain of the equation: 2x!=0

x!=0/2

x!=0

x∈R


We get rid of parentheses

1/2x-x+8-12=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


-x*2x+8*2x-12*2x+1=0

Wy multiply elements

-2x^2+16x-24x+1=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-2x^2-8x+1=0

a = -2; b = -8; c = +1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·(-2)·1
Δ = 72
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{72}=\sqrt{36*2}=\sqrt{36}*\sqrt{2}=6\sqrt{2}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-6\sqrt{2}}{2*-2}=\frac{8-6\sqrt{2}}{-4}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+6\sqrt{2}}{2*-2}=\frac{8+6\sqrt{2}}{-4}
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