y^2-2y-7=0

Solution for y^2-2y-7=0 equation:

y^2-2y-7=0

a = 1; b = -2; c = -7;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·1·(-7)
Δ = 32
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{32}=\sqrt{16*2}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{2}=4\sqrt{2}$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)-4\sqrt{2}}{2*1}=\frac{2-4\sqrt{2}}{2}
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+4\sqrt{2}}{2*1}=\frac{2+4\sqrt{2}}{2}
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