16x^-2=17-x^2

Solution for 16x^-2=17-x^2 equation:

16x^-2=17-x^2

We move all terms to the left:

16x^-2-(17-x^2)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-(17-x^2)+16x-2=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2+16x-17-2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+16x-19=0

a = 1; b = 16; c = -19;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 162-4·1·(-19)
Δ = 332
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{332}=\sqrt{4*83}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{83}=2\sqrt{83}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(16)-2\sqrt{83}}{2*1}=\frac{-16-2\sqrt{83}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(16)+2\sqrt{83}}{2*1}=\frac{-16+2\sqrt{83}}{2}
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