2x2-1=4

Solution for 2x2-1=4 equation:

2x^2-1=4

We move all terms to the left:

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

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2x^2-5=0

a = 2; b = 0; c = -5;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 02-4·2·(-5)
Δ = 40
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:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{40}=\sqrt{4*10}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{10}=2\sqrt{10}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)-2\sqrt{10}}{2*2}=\frac{0-2\sqrt{10}}{4}
=-\frac{2\sqrt{10}}{4}
=-\frac{\sqrt{10}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(0)+2\sqrt{10}}{2*2}=\frac{0+2\sqrt{10}}{4}
=\frac{2\sqrt{10}}{4}
=\frac{\sqrt{10}}{2}
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