x(x-1)=50

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Solution for x(x-1)=50 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -1) = 50

Reorder the terms:
x(-1 + x) = 50
(-1 * x + x * x) = 50
(-1x + x2) = 50

Solving
-1x + x2 = 50

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-50 + -1x + x2 = 50 + -50

Combine like terms: 50 + -50 = 0
-50 + -1x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '50' to each side of the equation.
-50 + -1x + 50 + x2 = 0 + 50

Reorder the terms:
-50 + 50 + -1x + x2 = 0 + 50

Combine like terms: -50 + 50 = 0
0 + -1x + x2 = 0 + 50
-1x + x2 = 0 + 50

Combine like terms: 0 + 50 = 50
-1x + x2 = 50

The x term is -1x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
-1x + 0.25 + x2 = 50 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -1x + x2 = 50 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 50 + 0.25 = 50.25
0.25 + -1x + x2 = 50.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.5)(x + -0.5) = 50.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.088723439

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.5) equal to 7.088723439 and -7.088723439.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.5 = 7.088723439 Simplifying x + -0.5 = 7.088723439 Reorder the terms: -0.5 + x = 7.088723439 Solving -0.5 + x = 7.088723439 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5' to each side of the equation. -0.5 + 0.5 + x = 7.088723439 + 0.5 Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 7.088723439 + 0.5 x = 7.088723439 + 0.5 Combine like terms: 7.088723439 + 0.5 = 7.588723439 x = 7.588723439 Simplifying x = 7.588723439

Subproblem 2

x + -0.5 = -7.088723439 Simplifying x + -0.5 = -7.088723439 Reorder the terms: -0.5 + x = -7.088723439 Solving -0.5 + x = -7.088723439 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5' to each side of the equation. -0.5 + 0.5 + x = -7.088723439 + 0.5 Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -7.088723439 + 0.5 x = -7.088723439 + 0.5 Combine like terms: -7.088723439 + 0.5 = -6.588723439 x = -6.588723439 Simplifying x = -6.588723439

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.588723439, -6.588723439}

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