5y2-17y=40

Solution for 5y2-17y=40 equation:

5y^2-17y=40

We move all terms to the left:

5y^2-17y-(40)=0

a = 5; b = -17; c = -40;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -172-4·5·(-40)
Δ = 1089
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{1089}=33$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-17)-33}{2*5}=\frac{-16}{10}
=-1+3/5
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-17)+33}{2*5}=\frac{50}{10}
=5
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