y^2-8y=7

Solution for y^2-8y=7 equation:

y^2-8y=7

We move all terms to the left:

y^2-8y-(7)=0

a = 1; b = -8; c = -7;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -82-4·1·(-7)
Δ = 92
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{92}=\sqrt{4*23}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{23}=2\sqrt{23}$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)-2\sqrt{23}}{2*1}=\frac{8-2\sqrt{23}}{2}
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-8)+2\sqrt{23}}{2*1}=\frac{8+2\sqrt{23}}{2}
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