x^2-4x+1=x

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Solution for x^2-4x+1=x equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -4x + 1 = x

Reorder the terms:
1 + -4x + x2 = x

Solving
1 + -4x + x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
1 + -4x + -1x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: -4x + -1x = -5x
1 + -5x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
1 + -5x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -5x + -1 + x2 = 0 + -1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -1 + -5x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -5x + x2 = 0 + -1
-5x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-5x + x2 = -1

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = -1 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = -1 + 6.25

Combine like terms: -1 + 6.25 = 5.25
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 5.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 5.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.291287847

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 2.291287847 and -2.291287847.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.5 = 2.291287847 Simplifying x + -2.5 = 2.291287847 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = 2.291287847 Solving -2.5 + x = 2.291287847 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = 2.291287847 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 2.291287847 + 2.5 x = 2.291287847 + 2.5 Combine like terms: 2.291287847 + 2.5 = 4.791287847 x = 4.791287847 Simplifying x = 4.791287847

Subproblem 2

x + -2.5 = -2.291287847 Simplifying x + -2.5 = -2.291287847 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = -2.291287847 Solving -2.5 + x = -2.291287847 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = -2.291287847 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -2.291287847 + 2.5 x = -2.291287847 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.291287847 + 2.5 = 0.208712153 x = 0.208712153 Simplifying x = 0.208712153

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.791287847, 0.208712153}

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