b2+3b=40

Solution for b2+3b=40 equation:

b2+3b=40

We move all terms to the left:

b2+3b-(40)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

b^2+3b-40=0

a = 1; b = 3; c = -40;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 32-4·1·(-40)
Δ = 169
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{169}=13$
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(3)-13}{2*1}=\frac{-16}{2}
=-8
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$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(3)+13}{2*1}=\frac{10}{2}
=5
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