Đặt \(a=\sqrt{x-1}\ge0\)
\(b=\sqrt{6-x}\ge0\)
\(\Rightarrow a^2+b^2=x-1+6-x=5\)
Phương trình tương đương:
\(a+b+ab=1\)
\(\Rightarrow a+b=1-ab\)
Lại có: \(a^2+b^2=\left(a+b\right)^2-2ab=5\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(1-ab\right)^2-2ab=5\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(ab\right)^2-2ab+1-2ab=5\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(ab\right)^2-4ab-4=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(ab-2\right)^2\) \(\Rightarrow ab=2\Rightarrow b=\dfrac{2}{a}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow a^2+b^2=5\Leftrightarrow a^2+\dfrac{4}{a^2}=5\)
\(\Leftrightarrow a^4-5a^2+4=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow a^4-4a^2-a^2+4=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow a^2\left(a^2-4\right)\left(a^2-4\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(a^2-4\right)\left(a^2-1\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}a^2-4=0\\a^2-1=0\end{matrix}\right.\) \(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}a^2=4\\a^2=1\end{matrix}\right.\) \(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}\sqrt{x-1}=2\\\sqrt{x-1}=1\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x-1=4\\x-1=1\end{matrix}\right.\) \(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=5\\x=2\end{matrix}\right.\)