8x+1=x^2+16

Solution for 8x+1=x^2+16 equation:

8x+1=x^2+16

We move all terms to the left:

8x+1-(x^2+16)=0

We get rid of parentheses

-x^2+8x-16+1=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1x^2+8x-15=0

a = -1; b = 8; c = -15;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 82-4·(-1)·(-15)
Δ = 4
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{4}=2$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(8)-2}{2*-1}=\frac{-10}{-2}
=+5
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(8)+2}{2*-1}=\frac{-6}{-2}
=+3
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