(-2x-1)(x+1)=0

Solution for (-2x-1)(x+1)=0 equation:

(-2x-1)(x+1)=0

We multiply parentheses ..

(-2x^2-2x-1x-1)=0

We get rid of parentheses

-2x^2-2x-1x-1=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-2x^2-3x-1=0

a = -2; b = -3; c = -1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·(-2)·(-1)
Δ = 1
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{1}=1$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-1}{2*-2}=\frac{2}{-4}
=-1/2
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+1}{2*-2}=\frac{4}{-4}
=-1
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