p2+20p=21

Solution for p2+20p=21 equation:

p2+20p=21

We move all terms to the left:

p2+20p-(21)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

p^2+20p-21=0

a = 1; b = 20; c = -21;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 202-4·1·(-21)
Δ = 484
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{484}=22$
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(20)-22}{2*1}=\frac{-42}{2}
=-21
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$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(20)+22}{2*1}=\frac{2}{2}
=1
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