8x^2-4x-16=0

Solution for 8x^2-4x-16=0 equation:

8x^2-4x-16=0

a = 8; b = -4; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -42-4·8·(-16)
Δ = 528
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{528}=\sqrt{16*33}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{33}=4\sqrt{33}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)-4\sqrt{33}}{2*8}=\frac{4-4\sqrt{33}}{16}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)+4\sqrt{33}}{2*8}=\frac{4+4\sqrt{33}}{16}
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