4a^2-3=17

Solution for 4a^2-3=17 equation:

4a^2-3=17

We move all terms to the left:

4a^2-3-(17)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

4a^2-20=0

a = 4; b = 0; c = -20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 02-4·4·(-20)
Δ = 320
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$a_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$a_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{320}=\sqrt{64*5}=\sqrt{64}*\sqrt{5}=8\sqrt{5}$
$a_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)-8\sqrt{5}}{2*4}=\frac{0-8\sqrt{5}}{8}
=-\frac{8\sqrt{5}}{8}
=-\sqrt{5}
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$a_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)+8\sqrt{5}}{2*4}=\frac{0+8\sqrt{5}}{8}
=\frac{8\sqrt{5}}{8}
=\sqrt{5}
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