4x^2-12x+9=x^2-1

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Solution for 4x^2-12x+9=x^2-1 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + -12x + 9 = x2 + -1

Reorder the terms:
9 + -12x + 4x2 = x2 + -1

Reorder the terms:
9 + -12x + 4x2 = -1 + x2

Solving
9 + -12x + 4x2 = -1 + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
9 + 1 + -12x + 4x2 + -1x2 = -1 + x2 + 1 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 9 + 1 = 10
10 + -12x + 4x2 + -1x2 = -1 + x2 + 1 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 4x2 + -1x2 = 3x2
10 + -12x + 3x2 = -1 + x2 + 1 + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
10 + -12x + 3x2 = -1 + 1 + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
10 + -12x + 3x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
10 + -12x + 3x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
10 + -12x + 3x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
3 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '3'.
3.333333333 + -4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-3.333333333' to each side of the equation.
3.333333333 + -4x + -3.333333333 + x2 = 0 + -3.333333333

Reorder the terms:
3.333333333 + -3.333333333 + -4x + x2 = 0 + -3.333333333

Combine like terms: 3.333333333 + -3.333333333 = 0.000000000
0.000000000 + -4x + x2 = 0 + -3.333333333
-4x + x2 = 0 + -3.333333333

Combine like terms: 0 + -3.333333333 = -3.333333333
-4x + x2 = -3.333333333

The x term is -4x.  Take half its coefficient (-2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4x + 4 + x2 = -3.333333333 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = -3.333333333 + 4

Combine like terms: -3.333333333 + 4 = 0.666666667
4 + -4x + x2 = 0.666666667

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 0.666666667

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.816496581

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 0.816496581 and -0.816496581.

Subproblem 1

x + -2 = 0.816496581 Simplifying x + -2 = 0.816496581 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = 0.816496581 Solving -2 + x = 0.816496581 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = 0.816496581 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = 0.816496581 + 2 x = 0.816496581 + 2 Combine like terms: 0.816496581 + 2 = 2.816496581 x = 2.816496581 Simplifying x = 2.816496581

Subproblem 2

x + -2 = -0.816496581 Simplifying x + -2 = -0.816496581 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = -0.816496581 Solving -2 + x = -0.816496581 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = -0.816496581 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = -0.816496581 + 2 x = -0.816496581 + 2 Combine like terms: -0.816496581 + 2 = 1.183503419 x = 1.183503419 Simplifying x = 1.183503419

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.816496581, 1.183503419}

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