w2-3w-40=14

Solution for w2-3w-40=14 equation:

w2-3w-40=14

We move all terms to the left:

w2-3w-40-(14)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

w^2-3w-54=0

a = 1; b = -3; c = -54;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·1·(-54)
Δ = 225
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{225}=15$
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-15}{2*1}=\frac{-12}{2}
=-6
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$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+15}{2*1}=\frac{18}{2}
=9
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