x^2-2x-20=1

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Solution for x^2-2x-20=1 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -2x + -20 = 1

Reorder the terms:
-20 + -2x + x2 = 1

Solving
-20 + -2x + x2 = 1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-20 + -1 + -2x + x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: -20 + -1 = -21
-21 + -2x + x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
-21 + -2x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '21' to each side of the equation.
-21 + -2x + 21 + x2 = 0 + 21

Reorder the terms:
-21 + 21 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 21

Combine like terms: -21 + 21 = 0
0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 21
-2x + x2 = 0 + 21

Combine like terms: 0 + 21 = 21
-2x + x2 = 21

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 = 21 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 21 + 1

Combine like terms: 21 + 1 = 22
1 + -2x + x2 = 22

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 22

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.69041576

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 4.69041576 and -4.69041576.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 4.69041576 Simplifying x + -1 = 4.69041576 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 4.69041576 Solving -1 + x = 4.69041576 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 = 4.69041576 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 4.69041576 + 1 x = 4.69041576 + 1 Combine like terms: 4.69041576 + 1 = 5.69041576 x = 5.69041576 Simplifying x = 5.69041576

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -4.69041576 Simplifying x + -1 = -4.69041576 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -4.69041576 Solving -1 + x = -4.69041576 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 = -4.69041576 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -4.69041576 + 1 x = -4.69041576 + 1 Combine like terms: -4.69041576 + 1 = -3.69041576 x = -3.69041576 Simplifying x = -3.69041576

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.69041576, -3.69041576}

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