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x(x-5)=1-4x equation

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Numerical solution:

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The solution

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x*(x - 5) = 1 - 4*x
$$x \left(x - 5\right) = 1 - 4 x$$
Detail solution
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$x \left(x - 5\right) = 1 - 4 x$$
to
$$x \left(x - 5\right) + \left(4 x - 1\right) = 0$$
Expand the expression in the equation
$$x \left(x - 5\right) + \left(4 x - 1\right) = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$x^{2} - x - 1 = 0$$
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
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -1$$
$$c = -1$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-1)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-1) = 5

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
      ___         ___
1   \/ 5    1   \/ 5 
- - ----- + - + -----
2     2     2     2  
$$\left(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)$$
=
1
$$1$$
product
/      ___\ /      ___\
|1   \/ 5 | |1   \/ 5 |
|- - -----|*|- + -----|
\2     2  / \2     2  /
$$\left(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\right) \left(\frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)$$
=
-1
$$-1$$
-1
Rapid solution [src]
           ___
     1   \/ 5 
x1 = - - -----
     2     2  
$$x_{1} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$$
           ___
     1   \/ 5 
x2 = - + -----
     2     2  
$$x_{2} = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$$
x2 = 1/2 + sqrt(5)/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -0.618033988749895
x2 = 1.61803398874989
x2 = 1.61803398874989
The graph
x(x-5)=1-4x equation