17x-x^2=17

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

17x-x^2=17

We move all terms to the left:

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

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1x^2+17x-17=0

a = -1; b = 17; c = -17;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 172-4·(-1)·(-17)
Δ = 221
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(17)-\sqrt{221}}{2*-1}=\frac{-17-\sqrt{221}}{-2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(17)+\sqrt{221}}{2*-1}=\frac{-17+\sqrt{221}}{-2}
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