18=17+b2

Solution for 18=17+b2 equation:

18=17+b2

We move all terms to the left:

18-(17+b2)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-(+b^2+17)+18=0

We get rid of parentheses

-b^2-17+18=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1b^2+1=0

a = -1; b = 0; c = +1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 02-4·(-1)·1
Δ = 4
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{4}=2$
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)-2}{2*-1}=\frac{-2}{-2}
=1
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$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)+2}{2*-1}=\frac{2}{-2}
=-1
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