1/2x+17=2x+8

Solution for 1/2x+17=2x+8 equation:

1/2x+17=2x+8

We move all terms to the left:

1/2x+17-(2x+8)=0


Domain of the equation: 2x!=0

x!=0/2

x!=0

x∈R


We get rid of parentheses

1/2x-2x-8+17=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


-2x*2x-8*2x+17*2x+1=0

Wy multiply elements

-4x^2-16x+34x+1=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-4x^2+18x+1=0

a = -4; b = 18; c = +1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 182-4·(-4)·1
Δ = 340
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{340}=\sqrt{4*85}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{85}=2\sqrt{85}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(18)-2\sqrt{85}}{2*-4}=\frac{-18-2\sqrt{85}}{-8}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(18)+2\sqrt{85}}{2*-4}=\frac{-18+2\sqrt{85}}{-8}
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