x^2-24x=-72

Solution for x^2-24x=-72 equation:

x^2-24x=-72

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-24x-(-72)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-24x+72=0

a = 1; b = -24; c = +72;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -242-4·1·72
Δ = 288
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{288}=\sqrt{144*2}=\sqrt{144}*\sqrt{2}=12\sqrt{2}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-24)-12\sqrt{2}}{2*1}=\frac{24-12\sqrt{2}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-24)+12\sqrt{2}}{2*1}=\frac{24+12\sqrt{2}}{2}
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