(17+1y)y=17

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Solution for (17+1y)y=17 equation:


Simplifying
(17 + 1y) * y = 17

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
y(17 + 1y) = 17
(17 * y + 1y * y) = 17
(17y + 1y2) = 17

Solving
17y + 1y2 = 17

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
-17 + 17y + 1y2 = 17 + -17

Combine like terms: 17 + -17 = 0
-17 + 17y + 1y2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '17' to each side of the equation.
-17 + 17y + 17 + y2 = 0 + 17

Reorder the terms:
-17 + 17 + 17y + y2 = 0 + 17

Combine like terms: -17 + 17 = 0
0 + 17y + y2 = 0 + 17
17y + y2 = 0 + 17

Combine like terms: 0 + 17 = 17
17y + y2 = 17

The y term is 17y.  Take half its coefficient (8.5).
Square it (72.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '72.25' to each side of the equation.
17y + 72.25 + y2 = 17 + 72.25

Reorder the terms:
72.25 + 17y + y2 = 17 + 72.25

Combine like terms: 17 + 72.25 = 89.25
72.25 + 17y + y2 = 89.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + 8.5)(y + 8.5) = 89.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.447221814

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + 8.5) equal to 9.447221814 and -9.447221814.

Subproblem 1

y + 8.5 = 9.447221814 Simplifying y + 8.5 = 9.447221814 Reorder the terms: 8.5 + y = 9.447221814 Solving 8.5 + y = 9.447221814 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-8.5' to each side of the equation. 8.5 + -8.5 + y = 9.447221814 + -8.5 Combine like terms: 8.5 + -8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = 9.447221814 + -8.5 y = 9.447221814 + -8.5 Combine like terms: 9.447221814 + -8.5 = 0.947221814 y = 0.947221814 Simplifying y = 0.947221814

Subproblem 2

y + 8.5 = -9.447221814 Simplifying y + 8.5 = -9.447221814 Reorder the terms: 8.5 + y = -9.447221814 Solving 8.5 + y = -9.447221814 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-8.5' to each side of the equation. 8.5 + -8.5 + y = -9.447221814 + -8.5 Combine like terms: 8.5 + -8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = -9.447221814 + -8.5 y = -9.447221814 + -8.5 Combine like terms: -9.447221814 + -8.5 = -17.947221814 y = -17.947221814 Simplifying y = -17.947221814

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {0.947221814, -17.947221814}

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