x-5-x-2-17-x-find-the-value-of-x-

Question Number 26262 by soyebshaikh41@gmail.com last updated on 23/Dec/17

(x + 5) (x - 2) = 17 - x find the value of x

Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 23/Dec/17

x^{2} + 3 x - 10 - 17 + x = 0

x^{2} + 4 x - 27 = 0

x = \frac{- (4) \pm \sqrt{{(4)}^{2} - 4 (1) (- 27)}}{2 (1)}

= \frac{- 4 \pm \sqrt{16 + 108}}{2}

= \frac{- 4 \pm \sqrt{124}}{2}

= \frac{- 4 \pm 2 \sqrt{31}}{2}

= - 2 \pm \sqrt{31}

Commented by prakash jain last updated on 25/Dec/17

Hi Rasheed, can you look at Q26312

Commented by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 26/Dec/17

TH α n k s S i r, o n c e I t r i e d b u t

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