n^2=8n+20

Solution for n^2=8n+20 equation:

n^2=8n+20

We move all terms to the left:

n^2-(8n+20)=0

We get rid of parentheses

n^2-8n-20=0

a = 1; b = -8; c = -20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·1·(-20)
Δ = 144
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$n_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$n_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{144}=12$
$n_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-12}{2*1}=\frac{-4}{2}
=-2
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$n_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+12}{2*1}=\frac{20}{2}
=10
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