y^2+y-0.5=23.5

Solution for y^2+y-0.5=23.5 equation:

y^2+y-0.5=23.5

We move all terms to the left:

y^2+y-0.5-(23.5)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2+y-24=0

a = 1; b = 1; c = -24;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 12-4·1·(-24)
Δ = 97
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)-\sqrt{97}}{2*1}=\frac{-1-\sqrt{97}}{2}
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)+\sqrt{97}}{2*1}=\frac{-1+\sqrt{97}}{2}
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