x^2-5=18x-85

Solution for x^2-5=18x-85 equation:

x^2-5=18x-85

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-5-(18x-85)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2-18x+85-5=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-18x+80=0

a = 1; b = -18; c = +80;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -182-4·1·80
Δ = 4
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{4}=2$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)-2}{2*1}=\frac{16}{2}
=8
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)+2}{2*1}=\frac{20}{2}
=10
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