2x2-16x-40=0

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Solution for 2x2-16x-40=0 equation:



2x^2-16x-40=0
a = 2; b = -16; c = -40;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -162-4·2·(-40)
Δ = 576
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{576}=24$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-16)-24}{2*2}=\frac{-8}{4} =-2 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-16)+24}{2*2}=\frac{40}{4} =10 $

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