x^2-17=24

Solution for x^2-17=24 equation:

x^2-17=24

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-17-(24)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-41=0

a = 1; b = 0; c = -41;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 02-4·1·(-41)
Δ = 164
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{164}=\sqrt{4*41}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{41}=2\sqrt{41}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)-2\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{0-2\sqrt{41}}{2}
=-\frac{2\sqrt{41}}{2}
=-\sqrt{41}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)+2\sqrt{41}}{2*1}=\frac{0+2\sqrt{41}}{2}
=\frac{2\sqrt{41}}{2}
=\sqrt{41}
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