2x2-4x-3=18

Solution for 2x2-4x-3=18 equation:

2x^2-4x-3=18

We move all terms to the left:

2x^2-4x-3-(18)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2x^2-4x-21=0

a = 2; b = -4; c = -21;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -42-4·2·(-21)
Δ = 184
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{184}=\sqrt{4*46}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{46}=2\sqrt{46}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)-2\sqrt{46}}{2*2}=\frac{4-2\sqrt{46}}{4}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)+2\sqrt{46}}{2*2}=\frac{4+2\sqrt{46}}{4}
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