x^2-2x=74

Solution for x^2-2x=74 equation:

x^2-2x=74

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-2x-(74)=0

a = 1; b = -2; c = -74;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·1·(-74)
Δ = 300
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{300}=\sqrt{100*3}=\sqrt{100}*\sqrt{3}=10\sqrt{3}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)-10\sqrt{3}}{2*1}=\frac{2-10\sqrt{3}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+10\sqrt{3}}{2*1}=\frac{2+10\sqrt{3}}{2}
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