x^2-0.5x-100=0

Solution for x^2-0.5x-100=0 equation:

x^2-0.5x-100=0

a = 1; b = -0.5; c = -100;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -0.52-4·1·(-100)
Δ = 400.25
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-0.5)-\sqrt{400.25}}{2*1}=\frac{0.5-\sqrt{400.25}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-0.5)+\sqrt{400.25}}{2*1}=\frac{0.5+\sqrt{400.25}}{2}
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