x^2-21=x-1

Solution for x^2-21=x-1 equation:

x^2-21=x-1

We move all terms to the left:

x^2-21-(x-1)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2-x+1-21=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2-1x-20=0

a = 1; b = -1; c = -20;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -12-4·1·(-20)
Δ = 81
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{81}=9$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-1)-9}{2*1}=\frac{-8}{2}
=-4
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-1)+9}{2*1}=\frac{10}{2}
=5
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