X(x-1)=15

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Solution for X(x-1)=15 equation:



X(X-1)=15
We move all terms to the left:
X(X-1)-(15)=0
We multiply parentheses
X^2-1X-15=0
a = 1; b = -1; c = -15;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -12-4·1·(-15)
Δ = 61
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{-(-1)-\sqrt{61}}{2*1}=\frac{1-\sqrt{61}}{2} $
$X_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-1)+\sqrt{61}}{2*1}=\frac{1+\sqrt{61}}{2} $

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