All this is, is plugging in numbers. Then taking the square root of it. The first one would be the square root of 6 squared - 4(5)(-3). That would simplify to the square root of 36+60. Then add the numbers to get the square root of 96. The square root of 96 is about 9.798. I hope that helped. If you still need help with the second one or with the rest of the formula (if there is one) just ask!