x^2+15x+17=5x+1

Solution for x^2+15x+17=5x+1 equation:

x^2+15x+17=5x+1

We move all terms to the left:

x^2+15x+17-(5x+1)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2+15x-5x-1+17=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+10x+16=0

a = 1; b = 10; c = +16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 102-4·1·16
Δ = 36
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{36}=6$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(10)-6}{2*1}=\frac{-16}{2}
=-8
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(10)+6}{2*1}=\frac{-4}{2}
=-2
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