5x^2-18=17

Solution for 5x^2-18=17 equation:

5x^2-18=17

We move all terms to the left:

5x^2-18-(17)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

5x^2-35=0

a = 5; b = 0; c = -35;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 02-4·5·(-35)
Δ = 700
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{700}=\sqrt{100*7}=\sqrt{100}*\sqrt{7}=10\sqrt{7}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)-10\sqrt{7}}{2*5}=\frac{0-10\sqrt{7}}{10}
=-\frac{10\sqrt{7}}{10}
=-\sqrt{7}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)+10\sqrt{7}}{2*5}=\frac{0+10\sqrt{7}}{10}
=\frac{10\sqrt{7}}{10}
=\sqrt{7}
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