p^2+4p=-2

Solution for p^2+4p=-2 equation:

p^2+4p=-2

We move all terms to the left:

p^2+4p-(-2)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

p^2+4p+2=0

a = 1; b = 4; c = +2;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 42-4·1·2
Δ = 8
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{8}=\sqrt{4*2}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{2}=2\sqrt{2}$
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(4)-2\sqrt{2}}{2*1}=\frac{-4-2\sqrt{2}}{2}
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$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(4)+2\sqrt{2}}{2*1}=\frac{-4+2\sqrt{2}}{2}
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