2x2-18x-72=0

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Solution for 2x2-18x-72=0 equation:



2x^2-18x-72=0
a = 2; b = -18; c = -72;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -182-4·2·(-72)
Δ = 900
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{900}=30$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)-30}{2*2}=\frac{-12}{4} =-3 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)+30}{2*2}=\frac{48}{4} =12 $

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