q^2+3q=8

Solution for q^2+3q=8 equation:

q^2+3q=8

We move all terms to the left:

q^2+3q-(8)=0

a = 1; b = 3; c = -8;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 32-4·1·(-8)
Δ = 41
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$q_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$q_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$q_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(3)-\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{-3-\sqrt{41}}{2}
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$q_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(3)+\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{-3+\sqrt{41}}{2}
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