X^2-3x-4=8

Solution for X^2-3x-4=8 equation:

X^2-3X-4=8

We move all terms to the left:

X^2-3X-4-(8)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

X^2-3X-12=0

a = 1; b = -3; c = -12;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·1·(-12)
Δ = 57
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-\sqrt{57}}{2*1}=\frac{3-\sqrt{57}}{2}
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$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+\sqrt{57}}{2*1}=\frac{3+\sqrt{57}}{2}
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