-2x=(x+4)(x-1)

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Solution for -2x=(x+4)(x-1) equation:



-2x=(x+4)(x-1)
We move all terms to the left:
-2x-((x+4)(x-1))=0
We multiply parentheses ..
-((+x^2-1x+4x-4))-2x=0
We calculate terms in parentheses: -((+x^2-1x+4x-4)), so:
(+x^2-1x+4x-4)
We get rid of parentheses
x^2-1x+4x-4
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
x^2+3x-4
Back to the equation:
-(x^2+3x-4)
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-2x-(x^2+3x-4)=0
We get rid of parentheses
-x^2-2x-3x+4=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-1x^2-5x+4=0
a = -1; b = -5; c = +4;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·(-1)·4
Δ = 41
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-\sqrt{41}}{2*-1}=\frac{5-\sqrt{41}}{-2} $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+\sqrt{41}}{2*-1}=\frac{5+\sqrt{41}}{-2} $

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