2x^2+6x+1=17

Solution for 2x^2+6x+1=17 equation:

2x^2+6x+1=17

We move all terms to the left:

2x^2+6x+1-(17)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2x^2+6x-16=0

a = 2; b = 6; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 62-4·2·(-16)
Δ = 164
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{164}=\sqrt{4*41}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{41}=2\sqrt{41}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(6)-2\sqrt{41}}{2*2}=\frac{-6-2\sqrt{41}}{4}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(6)+2\sqrt{41}}{2*2}=\frac{-6+2\sqrt{41}}{4}
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