SOLUTION: x^2-5x-17=0

Question 541822: x^2-5x-17=0
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable

Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

Discriminant d=93 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: .

Quadratic expression can be factored:

Again, the answer is: 7.32182538049648, -2.32182538049648. Here's your graph:

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