x^2+0.25x=17

Solution for x^2+0.25x=17 equation:

x^2+0.25x=17

We move all terms to the left:

x^2+0.25x-(17)=0

a = 1; b = 0.25; c = -17;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 0.252-4·1·(-17)
Δ = 68.0625
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0.25)-\sqrt{68.0625}}{2*1}=\frac{-0.25-\sqrt{68.0625}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0.25)+\sqrt{68.0625}}{2*1}=\frac{-0.25+\sqrt{68.0625}}{2}
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