p^2-4p-3=18

Solution for p^2-4p-3=18 equation:

p^2-4p-3=18

We move all terms to the left:

p^2-4p-3-(18)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

p^2-4p-21=0

a = 1; b = -4; c = -21;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -42-4·1·(-21)
Δ = 100
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{100}=10$
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)-10}{2*1}=\frac{-6}{2}
=-3
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$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)+10}{2*1}=\frac{14}{2}
=7
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