X2+x-2=16

Solution for X2+x-2=16 equation:

X2+X-2=16

We move all terms to the left:

X2+X-2-(16)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

X^2+X-18=0

a = 1; b = 1; c = -18;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 12-4·1·(-18)
Δ = 73
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)-\sqrt{73}}{2*1}=\frac{-1-\sqrt{73}}{2}
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$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)+\sqrt{73}}{2*1}=\frac{-1+\sqrt{73}}{2}
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