x^2+12x-20=-4

Solution for x^2+12x-20=-4 equation:

x^2+12x-20=-4

We move all terms to the left:

x^2+12x-20-(-4)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+12x-16=0

a = 1; b = 12; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 122-4·1·(-16)
Δ = 208
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{208}=\sqrt{16*13}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{13}=4\sqrt{13}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)-4\sqrt{13}}{2*1}=\frac{-12-4\sqrt{13}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)+4\sqrt{13}}{2*1}=\frac{-12+4\sqrt{13}}{2}
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