Question

x^2-2x=5

Answer 1

to START with:

subtract 5 from each side of the equation -

post your answer here

Answer 2

\(\large\color{blue}{ \bf x^2-2x+1=6 }\)
\(\large\color{blue}{ \bf x^2-2x\color{red} { +1 }=5\color{red} { +1 } }\)
\(\large\color{blue}{ \bf x^2-2x+1=6 }\)

then `complete the square `

Answer 3

Yeah - that works better - I was going to use the quadratic formula.