m^2=-17m-72

Solution for m^2=-17m-72 equation:

m^2=-17m-72

We move all terms to the left:

m^2-(-17m-72)=0

We get rid of parentheses

m^2+17m+72=0

a = 1; b = 17; c = +72;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 172-4·1·72
Δ = 1
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$m_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$m_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{1}=1$
$m_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(17)-1}{2*1}=\frac{-18}{2}
=-9
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$m_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(17)+1}{2*1}=\frac{-16}{2}
=-8
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