p^2+8p-72=-8

Solution for p^2+8p-72=-8 equation:

p^2+8p-72=-8

We move all terms to the left:

p^2+8p-72-(-8)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

p^2+8p-64=0

a = 1; b = 8; c = -64;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 82-4·1·(-64)
Δ = 320
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{320}=\sqrt{64*5}=\sqrt{64}*\sqrt{5}=8\sqrt{5}$
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(8)-8\sqrt{5}}{2*1}=\frac{-8-8\sqrt{5}}{2}
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$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(8)+8\sqrt{5}}{2*1}=\frac{-8+8\sqrt{5}}{2}
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