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(x-1)^2=3

(x-1)^2=3 equation

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(x - 1)  = 3
$$\left(x - 1\right)^{2} = 3$$
Detail solution
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$\left(x - 1\right)^{2} = 3$$
to
$$\left(x - 1\right)^{2} - 3 = 0$$
Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(x - 1\right)^{2} - 3 = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$x^{2} - 2 x - 2 = 0$$
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
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -2$$
$$c = -2$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-2)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-2) = 12

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = 1 + \sqrt{3}$$
$$x_{2} = 1 - \sqrt{3}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
      ___         ___
1 - \/ 3  + 1 + \/ 3 
$$\left(1 - \sqrt{3}\right) + \left(1 + \sqrt{3}\right)$$
=
2
$$2$$
product
/      ___\ /      ___\
\1 - \/ 3 /*\1 + \/ 3 /
$$\left(1 - \sqrt{3}\right) \left(1 + \sqrt{3}\right)$$
=
-2
$$-2$$
-2
Rapid solution [src]
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x1 = 1 - \/ 3 
$$x_{1} = 1 - \sqrt{3}$$
           ___
x2 = 1 + \/ 3 
$$x_{2} = 1 + \sqrt{3}$$
x2 = 1 + sqrt(3)
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 2.73205080756888
x2 = -0.732050807568877
x2 = -0.732050807568877
The graph
(x-1)^2=3 equation