x^2+12x-20=8

Solution for x^2+12x-20=8 equation:

x^2+12x-20=8

We move all terms to the left:

x^2+12x-20-(8)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+12x-28=0

a = 1; b = 12; c = -28;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 122-4·1·(-28)
Δ = 256
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{256}=16$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)-16}{2*1}=\frac{-28}{2}
=-14
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)+16}{2*1}=\frac{4}{2}
=2
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