Question

Solve for x in the equation x squared + 2 x + 1 = 17.

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = - 1 + \sqrt{17}\\and\\x = - 1 - \sqrt{17}$

Step-by-step explanation:

given equation

$x^2 +2x +1 = 17$

subtracting 17 from both sides

$x^2 +2x +1 = 17\\x^2 +2x +1 -17= 17-17\\x^2 +2x - 16 = 0$

the solution for quadratic equation

$ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ is given by

x = $x = -b + \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac} /2a \\\\and \ \\-b - \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac} /2a$

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in our problem

a = 1

b = 2

c = -16

$x =( -2 + \sqrt{2^2 - 4*1*-16}) /2*1 \\x =( -2 + \sqrt{4 + 64}) /2\\x =( -2 + \sqrt{68} )/2\\x = ( -2 + \sqrt{4*17} )/2\\x = ( -2 + 2\sqrt{17} )/2\\x = - 1 + \sqrt{17}\\and\\\\x = - 1 - \sqrt{17}$

thus value of x is

$x = - 1 + \sqrt{17}\\and\\x = - 1 - \sqrt{17}$