X^2-2=5x-8

Solution for X^2-2=5x-8 equation:

X^2-2=5X-8

We move all terms to the left:

X^2-2-(5X-8)=0

We get rid of parentheses

X^2-5X+8-2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

X^2-5X+6=0

a = 1; b = -5; c = +6;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·6
Δ = 1
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

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