x*(x-1)=66

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Solution for x*(x-1)=66 equation:



x(x-1)=66
We move all terms to the left:
x(x-1)-(66)=0
We multiply parentheses
x^2-1x-66=0
a = 1; b = -1; c = -66;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -12-4·1·(-66)
Δ = 265
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{265}}{2*1}=\frac{1-\sqrt{265}}{2} $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-1)+\sqrt{265}}{2*1}=\frac{1+\sqrt{265}}{2} $

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