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2*x  - 5*x - 7 = 0
$$2 x^{2} - 5 x - 7 = 0$$
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
$$a = 2$$
$$b = -5$$
$$c = -7$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-5)^2 - 4 * (2) * (-7) = 81

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{7}{2}$$
Simplify
$$x_{2} = -1$$
Simplify
Vieta's Theorem
rewrite the equation
$$2 x^{2} - 5 x - 7 = 0$$
of
$$a x^{2} + b x + c = 0$$
as reduced quadratic equation
$$x^{2} + \frac{b x}{a} + \frac{c}{a} = 0$$
$$x^{2} - \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{7}{2} = 0$$
$$p x + q + x^{2} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = - \frac{5}{2}$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = - \frac{7}{2}$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = q$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = \frac{5}{2}$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = - \frac{7}{2}$$
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -1
$$x_{1} = -1$$
x2 = 7/2
$$x_{2} = \frac{7}{2}$$
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
0 - 1 + 7/2
$$\left(-1 + 0\right) + \frac{7}{2}$$
=
5/2
$$\frac{5}{2}$$
product
1*-1*7/2
$$1 \left(-1\right) \frac{7}{2}$$
=
-7/2
$$- \frac{7}{2}$$
-7/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 3.5
x2 = -1.0
x2 = -1.0