x^2-6x-8=48

Solution for x^2-6x-8=48 equation:

x^2-6x-8=48

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-6x-8-(48)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-6x-56=0

a = 1; b = -6; c = -56;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -62-4·1·(-56)
Δ = 260
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{260}=\sqrt{4*65}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{65}=2\sqrt{65}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)-2\sqrt{65}}{2*1}=\frac{6-2\sqrt{65}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)+2\sqrt{65}}{2*1}=\frac{6+2\sqrt{65}}{2}
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