x2+5x-24=42

Solution for x2+5x-24=42 equation:

x2+5x-24=42

We move all terms to the left:

x2+5x-24-(42)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+5x-66=0

a = 1; b = 5; c = -66;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 52-4·1·(-66)
Δ = 289
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{289}=17$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)-17}{2*1}=\frac{-22}{2}
=-11
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)+17}{2*1}=\frac{12}{2}
=6
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