3x^2-4x-2=18

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

3x^2-4x-2=18

We move all terms to the left:

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

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

3x^2-4x-20=0

a = 3; b = -4; c = -20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -42-4·3·(-20)
Δ = 256
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{256}=16$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)-16}{2*3}=\frac{-12}{6}
=-2
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)+16}{2*3}=\frac{20}{6}
=3+1/3
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