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x^2-21=4x

x^2-21=4x equation

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x  - 21 = 4*x
$$x^{2} - 21 = 4 x$$
Detail solution
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$x^{2} - 21 = 4 x$$
to
$$- 4 x + \left(x^{2} - 21\right) = 0$$
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
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -4$$
$$c = -21$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-4)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-21) = 100

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = 7$$
$$x_{2} = -3$$
Vieta's Theorem
it is reduced quadratic equation
$$p x + q + x^{2} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = -4$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = -21$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = q$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = 4$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = -21$$
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Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-3 + 7
$$-3 + 7$$
=
4
$$4$$
product
-3*7
$$- 21$$
=
-21
$$-21$$
-21
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -3
$$x_{1} = -3$$
x2 = 7
$$x_{2} = 7$$
x2 = 7
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -3.0
x2 = 7.0
x2 = 7.0
The graph
x^2-21=4x equation