2x^2-8x=72

Solution for 2x^2-8x=72 equation:

2x^2-8x=72

We move all terms to the left:

2x^2-8x-(72)=0

a = 2; b = -8; c = -72;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·2·(-72)
Δ = 640
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{640}=\sqrt{64*10}=\sqrt{64}*\sqrt{10}=8\sqrt{10}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-8\sqrt{10}}{2*2}=\frac{8-8\sqrt{10}}{4}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+8\sqrt{10}}{2*2}=\frac{8+8\sqrt{10}}{4}
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