3x+17=x^2-25

Solution for 3x+17=x^2-25 equation:

3x+17=x^2-25

We move all terms to the left:

3x+17-(x^2-25)=0

We get rid of parentheses

-x^2+3x+25+17=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1x^2+3x+42=0

a = -1; b = 3; c = +42;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 32-4·(-1)·42
Δ = 177
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(3)-\sqrt{177}}{2*-1}=\frac{-3-\sqrt{177}}{-2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(3)+\sqrt{177}}{2*-1}=\frac{-3+\sqrt{177}}{-2}
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