w^2-20w=96

Solution for w^2-20w=96 equation:

w^2-20w=96

We move all terms to the left:

w^2-20w-(96)=0

a = 1; b = -20; c = -96;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -202-4·1·(-96)
Δ = 784
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{784}=28$
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)-28}{2*1}=\frac{-8}{2}
=-4
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$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)+28}{2*1}=\frac{48}{2}
=24
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