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You gave a quadratic expression, not equation. Assuming you mean:
2x - 48 - x^2 = 0
Rearrange into standard form ax^2 + bx + c = 0:
-x^2 + 2x - 48 =0
You could directly apply the quadratic formula with a = -1, b = 2, c = -48; or you could multiply by -1 first, giving:
x^2 - 2x + 48 = 0
Then a = 1, b = -2, c = 48; it turns out that there are no real roots -- it has only complex roots, which are:
x = (1 + i√47) and (1 - i√47)
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The solutions of an equation are often called what?
The roots of the equation
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What are the roots of a quadratic equation called?
Either "roots" or "solutions".
How is solving a quadratic equation the same as finding its roots?
That is what roots mean!
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