y^2-5y+3=17

Solution for y^2-5y+3=17 equation:

y^2-5y+3=17

We move all terms to the left:

y^2-5y+3-(17)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

y^2-5y-14=0

a = 1; b = -5; c = -14;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·(-14)
Δ = 81
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{81}=9$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-9}{2*1}=\frac{-4}{2}
=-2
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+9}{2*1}=\frac{14}{2}
=7
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