Solve the quadratic equation.
2x2 + 35 = 17x

Get it to equal 0

minus 17x from both sides

2x²-17x+35=0

tricky part
get something like
(2x-a)(x-b)
we know the signs  are negative since the middle term is negative and last term is positive

so a and b are either 1 and 35 or 5 and 7

(2x-1)(x-35), nope
(2x-35)(x-1) nope
(2x-5)(x-7), nope
(2x-7)(x-5), yep

(2x-7)(x-5)=0
set to zero
2x-7=0
2x=7
x=7/2

x-5=0
x=5

x=7/2 and 5

Adam

Step-by-step explanation:

You just have to divide feet/second

Adam: 15 feet per second

15/1=15

Noah runs 599 feet in 40 seconds

599/40=14.9

Jake runs 1 mile in 384 seconds

1 mile=5280 feet

5280/384=13.8

liz runs 667 feet in 1 minute

1 minute=60 seconds

667/60=11.1