42=(x-1)*(x)

Solution for 42=(x-1)*(x) equation:

42=(x-1)(x)

We move all terms to the left:

42-((x-1)(x))=0


We calculate terms in parentheses: -((x-1)x), so:

(x-1)x

We multiply parentheses

x^2-1x

Back to the equation:

-(x^2-1x)


We get rid of parentheses

-x^2+1x+42=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1x^2+x+42=0

a = -1; b = 1; c = +42;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 12-4·(-1)·42
Δ = 169
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{169}=13$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)-13}{2*-1}=\frac{-14}{-2}
=+7
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)+13}{2*-1}=\frac{12}{-2}
=-6
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