x+x^2=17

Solution for x+x^2=17 equation:

x+x^2=17

We move all terms to the left:

x+x^2-(17)=0

a = 1; b = 1; c = -17;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 12-4·1·(-17)
Δ = 69
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)-\sqrt{69}}{2*1}=\frac{-1-\sqrt{69}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)+\sqrt{69}}{2*1}=\frac{-1+\sqrt{69}}{2}
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