t^2-6t=72

Solution for t^2-6t=72 equation:

t^2-6t=72

We move all terms to the left:

t^2-6t-(72)=0

a = 1; b = -6; c = -72;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -62-4·1·(-72)
Δ = 324
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{324}=18$
$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)-18}{2*1}=\frac{-12}{2}
=-6
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$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)+18}{2*1}=\frac{24}{2}
=12
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