2x^2-7x-8=12

Solution for 2x^2-7x-8=12 equation:

2x^2-7x-8=12

We move all terms to the left:

2x^2-7x-8-(12)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2x^2-7x-20=0

a = 2; b = -7; c = -20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -72-4·2·(-20)
Δ = 209
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-7)-\sqrt{209}}{2*2}=\frac{7-\sqrt{209}}{4}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-7)+\sqrt{209}}{2*2}=\frac{7+\sqrt{209}}{4}
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