1/2x-4=-x-1

Solution for 1/2x-4=-x-1 equation:

1/2x-4=-x-1

We move all terms to the left:

1/2x-4-(-x-1)=0


Domain of the equation: 2x!=0

x!=0/2

x!=0

x∈R


We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

1/2x-(-1x-1)-4=0

We get rid of parentheses

1/2x+1x+1-4=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


1x*2x+1*2x-4*2x+1=0

Wy multiply elements

2x^2+2x-8x+1=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2x^2-6x+1=0

a = 2; b = -6; c = +1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -62-4·2·1
Δ = 28
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{28}=\sqrt{4*7}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{7}=2\sqrt{7}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)-2\sqrt{7}}{2*2}=\frac{6-2\sqrt{7}}{4}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-6)+2\sqrt{7}}{2*2}=\frac{6+2\sqrt{7}}{4}
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