SOLUTION: Solve the Quadratic Equation: (x-1)^x-5(x-1)-6=0

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Question 1088367: Solve the Quadratic Equation: (x-1)^x-5(x-1)-6=0
Answer by ikleyn(52777)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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What is written in the post is not a quadratic equation.


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Comment from student: Ah.. sorry I didn't simplify it enough, but now I got it, the equation is x^2-6x-1=0
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My response:

 = 0  ====>  Use quadratic formula  ====>

 =  =  = .


 = ;    = .

Solved.


On using quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations see the lessons
    - Introduction into Quadratic Equations
    - PROOF of quadratic formula by completing the square
in this site.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic "Quadratic equations".


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