y2-12y-18=0

Solution for y2-12y-18=0 equation:

y2-12y-18=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2-12y-18=0

a = 1; b = -12; c = -18;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -122-4·1·(-18)
Δ = 216
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{216}=\sqrt{36*6}=\sqrt{36}*\sqrt{6}=6\sqrt{6}$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-12)-6\sqrt{6}}{2*1}=\frac{12-6\sqrt{6}}{2}
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-12)+6\sqrt{6}}{2*1}=\frac{12+6\sqrt{6}}{2}
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