y^2-5y-60=0

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Solution for y^2-5y-60=0 equation:



y^2-5y-60=0
a = 1; b = -5; c = -60;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·(-60)
Δ = 265
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{-(-5)-\sqrt{265}}{2*1}=\frac{5-\sqrt{265}}{2} $
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+\sqrt{265}}{2*1}=\frac{5+\sqrt{265}}{2} $

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