8x^2-2x-16=0

Solution for 8x^2-2x-16=0 equation:

8x^2-2x-16=0

a = 8; b = -2; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·8·(-16)
Δ = 516
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{516}=\sqrt{4*129}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{129}=2\sqrt{129}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)-2\sqrt{129}}{2*8}=\frac{2-2\sqrt{129}}{16}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+2\sqrt{129}}{2*8}=\frac{2+2\sqrt{129}}{16}
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