s^2-4=12

Solution for s^2-4=12 equation:

s^2-4=12

We move all terms to the left:

s^2-4-(12)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

s^2-16=0

a = 1; b = 0; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 02-4·1·(-16)
Δ = 64
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$s_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$s_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{64}=8$
$s_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)-8}{2*1}=\frac{-8}{2}
=-4
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$s_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)+8}{2*1}=\frac{8}{2}
=4
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