w^2-5w-1=17-2w

Solution for w^2-5w-1=17-2w equation:

w^2-5w-1=17-2w

We move all terms to the left:

w^2-5w-1-(17-2w)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

w^2-5w-(-2w+17)-1=0

We get rid of parentheses

w^2-5w+2w-17-1=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

w^2-3w-18=0

a = 1; b = -3; c = -18;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·1·(-18)
Δ = 81
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{81}=9$
$w_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-9}{2*1}=\frac{-6}{2}
=-3
$
$w_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+9}{2*1}=\frac{12}{2}
=6
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