(x-1)(x-8)=7

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Solution for (x-1)(x-8)=7 equation:


Simplifying
(x + -1)(x + -8) = 7

Reorder the terms:
(-1 + x)(x + -8) = 7

Reorder the terms:
(-1 + x)(-8 + x) = 7

Multiply (-1 + x) * (-8 + x)
(-1(-8 + x) + x(-8 + x)) = 7
((-8 * -1 + x * -1) + x(-8 + x)) = 7
((8 + -1x) + x(-8 + x)) = 7
(8 + -1x + (-8 * x + x * x)) = 7
(8 + -1x + (-8x + x2)) = 7

Combine like terms: -1x + -8x = -9x
(8 + -9x + x2) = 7

Solving
8 + -9x + x2 = 7

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
8 + -7 + -9x + x2 = 7 + -7

Combine like terms: 8 + -7 = 1
1 + -9x + x2 = 7 + -7

Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0
1 + -9x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -9x + -1 + x2 = 0 + -1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -1 + -9x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -9x + x2 = 0 + -1
-9x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-9x + x2 = -1

The x term is -9x.  Take half its coefficient (-4.5).
Square it (20.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '20.25' to each side of the equation.
-9x + 20.25 + x2 = -1 + 20.25

Reorder the terms:
20.25 + -9x + x2 = -1 + 20.25

Combine like terms: -1 + 20.25 = 19.25
20.25 + -9x + x2 = 19.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4.5)(x + -4.5) = 19.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.387482194

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4.5) equal to 4.387482194 and -4.387482194.

Subproblem 1

x + -4.5 = 4.387482194 Simplifying x + -4.5 = 4.387482194 Reorder the terms: -4.5 + x = 4.387482194 Solving -4.5 + x = 4.387482194 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.5' to each side of the equation. -4.5 + 4.5 + x = 4.387482194 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.5 + 4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.387482194 + 4.5 x = 4.387482194 + 4.5 Combine like terms: 4.387482194 + 4.5 = 8.887482194 x = 8.887482194 Simplifying x = 8.887482194

Subproblem 2

x + -4.5 = -4.387482194 Simplifying x + -4.5 = -4.387482194 Reorder the terms: -4.5 + x = -4.387482194 Solving -4.5 + x = -4.387482194 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.5' to each side of the equation. -4.5 + 4.5 + x = -4.387482194 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.5 + 4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.387482194 + 4.5 x = -4.387482194 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.387482194 + 4.5 = 0.112517806 x = 0.112517806 Simplifying x = 0.112517806

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.887482194, 0.112517806}

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