x^2-26x=-73

Solution for x^2-26x=-73 equation:

x^2-26x=-73

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-26x-(-73)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-26x+73=0

a = 1; b = -26; c = +73;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -262-4·1·73
Δ = 384
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{384}=\sqrt{64*6}=\sqrt{64}*\sqrt{6}=8\sqrt{6}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-26)-8\sqrt{6}}{2*1}=\frac{26-8\sqrt{6}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-26)+8\sqrt{6}}{2*1}=\frac{26+8\sqrt{6}}{2}
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