Solve for x in the equation x squared plus 14 x plus 17 is equal to negative 96

Move −96 to the left side: x² + 14x + 113 = 0. The discriminant is 14² − 4(1)(113) = −256, whose square root is 16i. Using the quadratic formula gives x = (−14 ± 16i)/2 = −7 ± 8i, so the solution is “x is equal to negative 7 plus or minus 8i.”

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