2x^2-18=8x

Solution for 2x^2-18=8x equation:

2x^2-18=8x

We move all terms to the left:

2x^2-18-(8x)=0

a = 2; b = -8; c = -18;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·2·(-18)
Δ = 208
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{208}=\sqrt{16*13}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{13}=4\sqrt{13}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-4\sqrt{13}}{2*2}=\frac{8-4\sqrt{13}}{4}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+4\sqrt{13}}{2*2}=\frac{8+4\sqrt{13}}{4}
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