y2=y+72

Solution for y2=y+72 equation:

y2=y+72

We move all terms to the left:

y2-(y+72)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2-(y+72)=0

We get rid of parentheses

y^2-y-72=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2-1y-72=0

a = 1; b = -1; c = -72;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -12-4·1·(-72)
Δ = 289
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{289}=17$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-1)-17}{2*1}=\frac{-16}{2}
=-8
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-1)+17}{2*1}=\frac{18}{2}
=9
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