x^2+8x+5=17

Solution for x^2+8x+5=17 equation:

x^2+8x+5=17

We move all terms to the left:

x^2+8x+5-(17)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+8x-12=0

a = 1; b = 8; c = -12;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 82-4·1·(-12)
Δ = 112
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{112}=\sqrt{16*7}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{7}=4\sqrt{7}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(8)-4\sqrt{7}}{2*1}=\frac{-8-4\sqrt{7}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(8)+4\sqrt{7}}{2*1}=\frac{-8+4\sqrt{7}}{2}
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