x2+12x=61

Solution for x2+12x=61 equation:

x2+12x=61

We move all terms to the left:

x2+12x-(61)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+12x-61=0

a = 1; b = 12; c = -61;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 122-4·1·(-61)
Δ = 388
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{388}=\sqrt{4*97}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{97}=2\sqrt{97}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)-2\sqrt{97}}{2*1}=\frac{-12-2\sqrt{97}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)+2\sqrt{97}}{2*1}=\frac{-12+2\sqrt{97}}{2}
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