x^2-13x-17=-7x-1

Solution for x^2-13x-17=-7x-1 equation:

x^2-13x-17=-7x-1

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-13x-17-(-7x-1)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2-13x+7x+1-17=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-6x-16=0

a = 1; b = -6; c = -16;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -62-4·1·(-16)
Δ = 100
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{100}=10$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)-10}{2*1}=\frac{-4}{2}
=-2
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)+10}{2*1}=\frac{16}{2}
=8
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