2w^2+16w=-20

Solution for 2w^2+16w=-20 equation:

2w^2+16w=-20

We move all terms to the left:

2w^2+16w-(-20)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2w^2+16w+20=0

a = 2; b = 16; c = +20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 162-4·2·20
Δ = 96
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{96}=\sqrt{16*6}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{6}=4\sqrt{6}$
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(16)-4\sqrt{6}}{2*2}=\frac{-16-4\sqrt{6}}{4}
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$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(16)+4\sqrt{6}}{2*2}=\frac{-16+4\sqrt{6}}{4}
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