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- 2*x  + 14*x + 24 = 0
$$\left(- 2 x^{2} + 14 x\right) + 24 = 0$$
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
$$a = -2$$
$$b = 14$$
$$c = 24$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(14)^2 - 4 * (-2) * (24) = 388

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{7}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{7}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}$$
Vieta's Theorem
rewrite the equation
$$\left(- 2 x^{2} + 14 x\right) + 24 = 0$$
of
$$a x^{2} + b x + c = 0$$
as reduced quadratic equation
$$x^{2} + \frac{b x}{a} + \frac{c}{a} = 0$$
$$x^{2} - 7 x - 12 = 0$$
$$p x + q + x^{2} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = -7$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = -12$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = q$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = 7$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = -12$$
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
      ____         ____
7   \/ 97    7   \/ 97 
- - ------ + - + ------
2     2      2     2   
$$\left(\frac{7}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}\right) + \left(\frac{7}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}\right)$$
=
7
$$7$$
product
/      ____\ /      ____\
|7   \/ 97 | |7   \/ 97 |
|- - ------|*|- + ------|
\2     2   / \2     2   /
$$\left(\frac{7}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}\right) \left(\frac{7}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}\right)$$
=
-12
$$-12$$
-12
Rapid solution [src]
           ____
     7   \/ 97 
x1 = - - ------
     2     2   
$$x_{1} = \frac{7}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}$$
           ____
     7   \/ 97 
x2 = - + ------
     2     2   
$$x_{2} = \frac{7}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{97}}{2}$$
x2 = 7/2 + sqrt(97)/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 8.42442890089805
x2 = -1.42442890089805
x2 = -1.42442890089805