x^2-18x-86=2

Solution for x^2-18x-86=2 equation:

x^2-18x-86=2

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-18x-86-(2)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-18x-88=0

a = 1; b = -18; c = -88;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -182-4·1·(-88)
Δ = 676
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{676}=26$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)-26}{2*1}=\frac{-8}{2}
=-4
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)+26}{2*1}=\frac{44}{2}
=22
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