x^2-2=3x+8

Solution for x^2-2=3x+8 equation:

x^2-2=3x+8

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-2-(3x+8)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2-3x-8-2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-3x-10=0

a = 1; b = -3; c = -10;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·1·(-10)
Δ = 49
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{49}=7$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-7}{2*1}=\frac{-4}{2}
=-2
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+7}{2*1}=\frac{10}{2}
=5
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