x^2-4=-12x

Solution for x^2-4=-12x equation:

x^2-4=-12x

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-4-(-12x)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2+12x-4=0

a = 1; b = 12; c = -4;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 122-4·1·(-4)
Δ = 160
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{160}=\sqrt{16*10}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{10}=4\sqrt{10}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)-4\sqrt{10}}{2*1}=\frac{-12-4\sqrt{10}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)+4\sqrt{10}}{2*1}=\frac{-12+4\sqrt{10}}{2}
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