b2-8b-60=0

Solution for b2-8b-60=0 equation:

b2-8b-60=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

b^2-8b-60=0

a = 1; b = -8; c = -60;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·1·(-60)
Δ = 304
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{304}=\sqrt{16*19}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{19}=4\sqrt{19}$
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-4\sqrt{19}}{2*1}=\frac{8-4\sqrt{19}}{2}
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$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+4\sqrt{19}}{2*1}=\frac{8+4\sqrt{19}}{2}
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