3r^2-16r-17=-5

Solution for 3r^2-16r-17=-5 equation:

3r^2-16r-17=-5

We move all terms to the left:

3r^2-16r-17-(-5)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

3r^2-16r-12=0

a = 3; b = -16; c = -12;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -162-4·3·(-12)
Δ = 400
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$r_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$r_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{400}=20$
$r_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-16)-20}{2*3}=\frac{-4}{6}
=-2/3
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$r_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-16)+20}{2*3}=\frac{36}{6}
=6
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