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1/(x-1)^2+4/(x-1)-12=0

1/(x-1)^2+4/(x-1)-12=0 equation

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   1         4           
-------- + ----- - 12 = 0
       2   x - 1         
(x - 1)                  
$$\left(\frac{1}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{4}{x - 1}\right) - 12 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\left(\frac{1}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{4}{x - 1}\right) - 12 = 0$$
Multiply the equation sides by the denominators:
(-1 + x)^2
we get:
$$\left(x - 1\right)^{2} \left(\left(\frac{1}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{4}{x - 1}\right) - 12\right) = 0$$
$$- 12 x^{2} + 28 x - 15 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = -12$$
$$b = 28$$
$$c = -15$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(28)^2 - 4 * (-12) * (-15) = 64

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{5}{6}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{3}{2}$$
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Rapid solution [src]
x1 = 5/6
$$x_{1} = \frac{5}{6}$$
x2 = 3/2
$$x_{2} = \frac{3}{2}$$
x2 = 3/2
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
5/6 + 3/2
$$\frac{5}{6} + \frac{3}{2}$$
=
7/3
$$\frac{7}{3}$$
product
5*3
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6*2
$$\frac{3 \cdot 5}{2 \cdot 6}$$
=
5/4
$$\frac{5}{4}$$
5/4
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 0.833333333333333
x2 = 1.5
x2 = 1.5
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1/(x-1)^2+4/(x-1)-12=0 equation