SOLUTION: 17=x(x+12)

Question 75396: 17=x(x+12)
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17=X(X+12)
X^2+12X-17=0
USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION WE GET:
X=(-12+-SQRT[12^2-4*1*-17])/2*1
X=(-12+-SQRT[144+68])/2
X=(-12+-SQRT212)/2
X=(-12+-14.56)/2
X=(-12+14.56)/2
X=2.56/2
X=1.28 SOLUTION.
X=(-12-14.56)/2
X=-26.56/2
X=-13.28 SOLUTION.

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