3b^2-8b-16=0

Solution for 3b^2-8b-16=0 equation:

3b^2-8b-16=0

a = 3; b = -8; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·3·(-16)
Δ = 256
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{256}=16$
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-16}{2*3}=\frac{-8}{6}
=-1+1/3
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$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+16}{2*3}=\frac{24}{6}
=4
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