Y=x2-2x-6

Solution for Y=x2-2x-6 equation:

=Y2-2Y-6

We move all terms to the left:

-(Y2-2Y-6)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-(+Y^2-2Y-6)=0

We get rid of parentheses

-Y^2+2Y+6=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1Y^2+2Y+6=0

a = -1; b = 2; c = +6;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 22-4·(-1)·6
Δ = 28
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$Y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$Y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{28}=\sqrt{4*7}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{7}=2\sqrt{7}$
$Y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(2)-2\sqrt{7}}{2*-1}=\frac{-2-2\sqrt{7}}{-2}
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$Y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(2)+2\sqrt{7}}{2*-1}=\frac{-2+2\sqrt{7}}{-2}
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