x^2-2x+1=162

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Solution for x^2-2x+1=162 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -2x + 1 = 162

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 162

Solving
1 + -2x + x2 = 162

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
1 + -162 + -2x + x2 = 162 + -162

Combine like terms: 1 + -162 = -161
-161 + -2x + x2 = 162 + -162

Combine like terms: 162 + -162 = 0
-161 + -2x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '161' to each side of the equation.
-161 + -2x + 161 + x2 = 0 + 161

Reorder the terms:
-161 + 161 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 161

Combine like terms: -161 + 161 = 0
0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 161
-2x + x2 = 0 + 161

Combine like terms: 0 + 161 = 161
-2x + x2 = 161

The x term is -2x.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2x + 1 + x2 = 161 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 161 + 1

Combine like terms: 161 + 1 = 162
1 + -2x + x2 = 162

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 162

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.727922061

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 12.727922061 and -12.727922061.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 12.727922061 Simplifying x + -1 = 12.727922061 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 12.727922061 Solving -1 + x = 12.727922061 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = 12.727922061 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 12.727922061 + 1 x = 12.727922061 + 1 Combine like terms: 12.727922061 + 1 = 13.727922061 x = 13.727922061 Simplifying x = 13.727922061

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -12.727922061 Simplifying x + -1 = -12.727922061 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -12.727922061 Solving -1 + x = -12.727922061 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = -12.727922061 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -12.727922061 + 1 x = -12.727922061 + 1 Combine like terms: -12.727922061 + 1 = -11.727922061 x = -11.727922061 Simplifying x = -11.727922061

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {13.727922061, -11.727922061}

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