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Solve the equation.

(a5)24(a5)21=0( a - 5 ) ^ { 2 } - 4 ( a - 5 ) - 21 = 0

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The given equation is quadratic in a5a-5.

Let tt be the expression in the brackets to make the equation quadratic in tt:

t=a5t=a-5

Make the substitution:

t24t21=0t^2-4t-21=0

The substituted equation has the form:

xt2+yt+z=0xt^2+yt+z=0

where:

x=1y=4z=21x=1 \qquad y=-4 \qquad z=-21

The standard notation for xx, yy, and zz are aa, bb, and cc, but aa is a variable in this task so we cannot use this notation to avoid confusion.

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