144x-16x^2=224

Solution for 144x-16x^2=224 equation:

144x-16x^2=224

We move all terms to the left:

144x-16x^2-(224)=0

a = -16; b = 144; c = -224;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 1442-4·(-16)·(-224)
Δ = 6400
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{6400}=80$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(144)-80}{2*-16}=\frac{-224}{-32}
=+7
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(144)+80}{2*-16}=\frac{-64}{-32}
=+2
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