(x-1)(x-3)=166

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Solution for (x-1)(x-3)=166 equation:


Simplifying
(x + -1)(x + -3) = 166

Reorder the terms:
(-1 + x)(x + -3) = 166

Reorder the terms:
(-1 + x)(-3 + x) = 166

Multiply (-1 + x) * (-3 + x)
(-1(-3 + x) + x(-3 + x)) = 166
((-3 * -1 + x * -1) + x(-3 + x)) = 166
((3 + -1x) + x(-3 + x)) = 166
(3 + -1x + (-3 * x + x * x)) = 166
(3 + -1x + (-3x + x2)) = 166

Combine like terms: -1x + -3x = -4x
(3 + -4x + x2) = 166

Solving
3 + -4x + x2 = 166

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
3 + -166 + -4x + x2 = 166 + -166

Combine like terms: 3 + -166 = -163
-163 + -4x + x2 = 166 + -166

Combine like terms: 166 + -166 = 0
-163 + -4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '163' to each side of the equation.
-163 + -4x + 163 + x2 = 0 + 163

Reorder the terms:
-163 + 163 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 163

Combine like terms: -163 + 163 = 0
0 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 163
-4x + x2 = 0 + 163

Combine like terms: 0 + 163 = 163
-4x + x2 = 163

The x term is -4x.  Take half its coefficient (-2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4x + 4 + x2 = 163 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 163 + 4

Combine like terms: 163 + 4 = 167
4 + -4x + x2 = 167

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 167

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.922847983

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 12.922847983 and -12.922847983.

Subproblem 1

x + -2 = 12.922847983 Simplifying x + -2 = 12.922847983 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = 12.922847983 Solving -2 + x = 12.922847983 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = 12.922847983 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = 12.922847983 + 2 x = 12.922847983 + 2 Combine like terms: 12.922847983 + 2 = 14.922847983 x = 14.922847983 Simplifying x = 14.922847983

Subproblem 2

x + -2 = -12.922847983 Simplifying x + -2 = -12.922847983 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = -12.922847983 Solving -2 + x = -12.922847983 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = -12.922847983 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = -12.922847983 + 2 x = -12.922847983 + 2 Combine like terms: -12.922847983 + 2 = -10.922847983 x = -10.922847983 Simplifying x = -10.922847983

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.922847983, -10.922847983}

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