2/x+x=17

Solution for 2/x+x=17 equation:

2/x+x=17

We move all terms to the left:

2/x+x-(17)=0


Domain of the equation: x!=0

x∈R


We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x+2/x-17=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


x*x-17*x+2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-17x+x*x+2=0

Wy multiply elements

x^2-17x+2=0

a = 1; b = -17; c = +2;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -172-4·1·2
Δ = 281
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-17)-\sqrt{281}}{2*1}=\frac{17-\sqrt{281}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-17)+\sqrt{281}}{2*1}=\frac{17+\sqrt{281}}{2}
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