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5*x  - 7*x - 2 = 0
$$\left(5 x^{2} - 7 x\right) - 2 = 0$$
Detail solution
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 5$$
$$b = -7$$
$$c = -2$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-7)^2 - 4 * (5) * (-2) = 89

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{7}{10} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{7}{10} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}$$
Vieta's Theorem
rewrite the equation
$$\left(5 x^{2} - 7 x\right) - 2 = 0$$
of
$$a x^{2} + b x + c = 0$$
as reduced quadratic equation
$$x^{2} + \frac{b x}{a} + \frac{c}{a} = 0$$
$$x^{2} - \frac{7 x}{5} - \frac{2}{5} = 0$$
$$p x + q + x^{2} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = - \frac{7}{5}$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = - \frac{2}{5}$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = q$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = \frac{7}{5}$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = - \frac{2}{5}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
       ____          ____
7    \/ 89    7    \/ 89 
-- - ------ + -- + ------
10     10     10     10  
$$\left(\frac{7}{10} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}\right) + \left(\frac{7}{10} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}\right)$$
=
7/5
$$\frac{7}{5}$$
product
/       ____\ /       ____\
|7    \/ 89 | |7    \/ 89 |
|-- - ------|*|-- + ------|
\10     10  / \10     10  /
$$\left(\frac{7}{10} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}\right) \left(\frac{7}{10} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}\right)$$
=
-2/5
$$- \frac{2}{5}$$
-2/5
Rapid solution [src]
            ____
     7    \/ 89 
x1 = -- - ------
     10     10  
$$x_{1} = \frac{7}{10} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}$$
            ____
     7    \/ 89 
x2 = -- + ------
     10     10  
$$x_{2} = \frac{7}{10} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{10}$$
x2 = 7/10 + sqrt(89)/10
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -0.24339811320566
x2 = 1.64339811320566
x2 = 1.64339811320566