2p^2-17p=9

Solution for 2p^2-17p=9 equation:

2p^2-17p=9

We move all terms to the left:

2p^2-17p-(9)=0

a = 2; b = -17; c = -9;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -172-4·2·(-9)
Δ = 361
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{361}=19$
$p_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-17)-19}{2*2}=\frac{-2}{4}
=-1/2
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$p_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-17)+19}{2*2}=\frac{36}{4}
=9
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