2x^2-5x-1=17

Solution for 2x^2-5x-1=17 equation:

2x^2-5x-1=17

We move all terms to the left:

2x^2-5x-1-(17)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2x^2-5x-18=0

a = 2; b = -5; c = -18;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·2·(-18)
Δ = 169
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{169}=13$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-13}{2*2}=\frac{-8}{4}
=-2
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+13}{2*2}=\frac{18}{4}
=4+1/2
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