Question 1115384
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I made my own problem for fun and am trying to solve it: 
x^2y + 5 = 17 
While I was writing the equation, I decided to myself that x would be equal to 2 and y would be equal to 3. So far, I have: 
x^2y + 5 - 5 = 17 - 5
x^2y = 12
x^2y/y = 12/y 
Thanks in advance for your assistance. 
However, I am unsure what to do next. I have no idea how to prove mathematically that x^2 equals 4 and y equals 3. I’m not even sure if it is possible to do so.
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So you gave yourself an equation {{{x^2*y+5=17}}} and you picked some values, x=2 and y=3.
This should mean {{{2*2*3+5=17}}}
{{{12+5=17}}}
{{{17=17}}}
Which is true.


You have nothing to solve.  Whatever you were trying to solve was done.
You already gave yourself your value for x and your value for y.