x(x+2)/2=24

Solution for x(x+2)/2=24 equation:

x(x+2)/2=24

We move all terms to the left:

x(x+2)/2-(24)=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


x(x+2)-24*2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x(x+2)-48=0

We multiply parentheses

x^2+2x-48=0

a = 1; b = 2; c = -48;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 22-4·1·(-48)
Δ = 196
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{196}=14$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(2)-14}{2*1}=\frac{-16}{2}
=-8
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(2)+14}{2*1}=\frac{12}{2}
=6
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