X*X-2*X+1=40

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Solution for X*X-2*X+1=40 equation:


Simplifying
X * X + -2X + 1 = 40

Multiply X * X
X2 + -2X + 1 = 40

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2X + X2 = 40

Solving
1 + -2X + X2 = 40

Solving for variable 'X'.

Reorder the terms:
1 + -40 + -2X + X2 = 40 + -40

Combine like terms: 1 + -40 = -39
-39 + -2X + X2 = 40 + -40

Combine like terms: 40 + -40 = 0
-39 + -2X + X2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '39' to each side of the equation.
-39 + -2X + 39 + X2 = 0 + 39

Reorder the terms:
-39 + 39 + -2X + X2 = 0 + 39

Combine like terms: -39 + 39 = 0
0 + -2X + X2 = 0 + 39
-2X + X2 = 0 + 39

Combine like terms: 0 + 39 = 39
-2X + X2 = 39

The X term is -2X.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2X + 1 + X2 = 39 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2X + X2 = 39 + 1

Combine like terms: 39 + 1 = 40
1 + -2X + X2 = 40

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(X + -1)(X + -1) = 40

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.32455532

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(X + -1) equal to 6.32455532 and -6.32455532.

Subproblem 1

X + -1 = 6.32455532 Simplifying X + -1 = 6.32455532 Reorder the terms: -1 + X = 6.32455532 Solving -1 + X = 6.32455532 Solving for variable 'X'. Move all terms containing X to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + X = 6.32455532 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + X = 6.32455532 + 1 X = 6.32455532 + 1 Combine like terms: 6.32455532 + 1 = 7.32455532 X = 7.32455532 Simplifying X = 7.32455532

Subproblem 2

X + -1 = -6.32455532 Simplifying X + -1 = -6.32455532 Reorder the terms: -1 + X = -6.32455532 Solving -1 + X = -6.32455532 Solving for variable 'X'. Move all terms containing X to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + X = -6.32455532 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + X = -6.32455532 + 1 X = -6.32455532 + 1 Combine like terms: -6.32455532 + 1 = -5.32455532 X = -5.32455532 Simplifying X = -5.32455532

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. X = {7.32455532, -5.32455532}

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