x^2-2x-38.5=0

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Solution for x^2-2x-38.5=0 equation:



x^2-2x-38.5=0
a = 1; b = -2; c = -38.5;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·1·(-38.5)
Δ = 158
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{-(-2)-\sqrt{158}}{2*1}=\frac{2-\sqrt{158}}{2} $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+\sqrt{158}}{2*1}=\frac{2+\sqrt{158}}{2} $

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