x^2-16=-5x

Solution for x^2-16=-5x equation:

x^2-16=-5x

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-16-(-5x)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2+5x-16=0

a = 1; b = 5; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 52-4·1·(-16)
Δ = 89
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)-\sqrt{89}}{2*1}=\frac{-5-\sqrt{89}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)+\sqrt{89}}{2*1}=\frac{-5+\sqrt{89}}{2}
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