a) \(2x^2-7x-9=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow2x^2+2x-9x-9=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow2x\left(x+1\right)-9\left(x+1\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x+1\right)\left(2x-9\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}x=-1\\x=\frac{9}{2}\end{cases}}\)
b) \(4x^2-17x-15=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(2x\right)^2-2\cdot2x\cdot\frac{17}{4}+\frac{289}{16}-\frac{529}{16}=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(2x-\frac{17}{4}\right)^2=\frac{529}{16}=\left(\pm\frac{23}{4}\right)^2\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}2x-\frac{17}{4}=\frac{23}{4}\\2x-\frac{17}{4}=\frac{-23}{4}\end{cases}}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}2x=10\\2x=-\frac{3}{2}\end{cases}}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}x=5\\x=-\frac{3}{4}\end{cases}}\)