x^2+px+(p-1)=0

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Solution for x^2+px+(p-1)=0 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + px + (p + -1) = 0

Reorder the terms:
x2 + px + (-1 + p) = 0

Remove parenthesis around (-1 + p)
x2 + px + -1 + p = 0

Reorder the terms:
-1 + p + px + x2 = 0

Solving
-1 + p + px + x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'p'.

Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + p + px + 1 + x2 = 0 + 1

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 1 + p + px + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + p + px + x2 = 0 + 1
p + px + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
p + px + x2 = 1

Add '-1x2' to each side of the equation.
p + px + x2 + -1x2 = 1 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
p + px + 0 = 1 + -1x2
p + px = 1 + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
-1 + p + px + x2 = 1 + -1x2 + -1 + x2

Reorder the terms:
-1 + p + px + x2 = 1 + -1 + -1x2 + x2

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
-1 + p + px + x2 = 0 + -1x2 + x2
-1 + p + px + x2 = -1x2 + x2

Combine like terms: -1x2 + x2 = 0
-1 + p + px + x2 = 0

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