x^2-17x-21=0

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Solution for x^2-17x-21=0 equation:



x^2-17x-21=0
a = 1; b = -17; c = -21;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -172-4·1·(-21)
Δ = 373
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{-(-17)-\sqrt{373}}{2*1}=\frac{17-\sqrt{373}}{2} $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-17)+\sqrt{373}}{2*1}=\frac{17+\sqrt{373}}{2} $

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