x^2-4x=x-4

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



x^2-4x=x-4
We move all terms to the left:
x^2-4x-(x-4)=0
We get rid of parentheses
x^2-4x-x+4=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
x^2-5x+4=0
a = 1; b = -5; c = +4;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·4
Δ = 9
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{9}=3$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-3}{2*1}=\frac{2}{2} =1 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+3}{2*1}=\frac{8}{2} =4 $

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