y^2-3y+2=72

Solution for y^2-3y+2=72 equation:

y^2-3y+2=72

We move all terms to the left:

y^2-3y+2-(72)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2-3y-70=0

a = 1; b = -3; c = -70;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·1·(-70)
Δ = 289
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{289}=17$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-17}{2*1}=\frac{-14}{2}
=-7
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+17}{2*1}=\frac{20}{2}
=10
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