Given x + X - 1 = m, find the value of x 2 + X - 2

Given x + X - 1 = m, find the value of x 2 + X - 2

∵x+x-1=m,∴x+1x=m,∴(x+1x)2=m2,x2+1x2+2=m2,x2+x-2=m2-2.