X^2+12x-17=3

Solution for X^2+12x-17=3 equation:

X^2+12X-17=3

We move all terms to the left:

X^2+12X-17-(3)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

X^2+12X-20=0

a = 1; b = 12; c = -20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 122-4·1·(-20)
Δ = 224
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{224}=\sqrt{16*14}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{14}=4\sqrt{14}$
$X_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)-4\sqrt{14}}{2*1}=\frac{-12-4\sqrt{14}}{2}
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$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(12)+4\sqrt{14}}{2*1}=\frac{-12+4\sqrt{14}}{2}
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