x+2/x=18

Solution for x+2/x=18 equation:

x+2/x=18

We move all terms to the left:

x+2/x-(18)=0


Domain of the equation: x!=0

x∈R


We multiply all the terms by the denominator


x*x-18*x+2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-18x+x*x+2=0

Wy multiply elements

x^2-18x+2=0

a = 1; b = -18; c = +2;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -182-4·1·2
Δ = 316
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{316}=\sqrt{4*79}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{79}=2\sqrt{79}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)-2\sqrt{79}}{2*1}=\frac{18-2\sqrt{79}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-18)+2\sqrt{79}}{2*1}=\frac{18+2\sqrt{79}}{2}
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