Question 382093
First, move everything to one side:

{{{(1/4)x^2 - 2x + 17/4 = 0}}}

I'll multiply both sides by 4 to eliminate the fractions:

{{{x^2 - 8x + 17 = 0}}}

From the quadratic formula, we obtain

{{{x = (8 +- sqrt(64 - 68))/2 = (8 +- 2i)/(2) = 4 +- i}}}