v2+5v=-4

Solution for v2+5v=-4 equation:

v2+5v=-4

We move all terms to the left:

v2+5v-(-4)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

v^2+5v+4=0

a = 1; b = 5; c = +4;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 52-4·1·4
Δ = 9
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$v_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$v_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{9}=3$
$v_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)-3}{2*1}=\frac{-8}{2}
=-4
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$v_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)+3}{2*1}=\frac{-2}{2}
=-1
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