x^2-4x-24=8

Solution for x^2-4x-24=8 equation:

x^2-4x-24=8

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-4x-24-(8)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-4x-32=0

a = 1; b = -4; c = -32;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -42-4·1·(-32)
Δ = 144
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{144}=12$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)-12}{2*1}=\frac{-8}{2}
=-4
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)+12}{2*1}=\frac{16}{2}
=8
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