t^2-4t=-1

Solution for t^2-4t=-1 equation:

t^2-4t=-1

We move all terms to the left:

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

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

t^2-4t+1=0

a = 1; b = -4; c = +1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -42-4·1·1
Δ = 12
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{12}=\sqrt{4*3}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{3}=2\sqrt{3}$
$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)-2\sqrt{3}}{2*1}=\frac{4-2\sqrt{3}}{2}
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$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4)+2\sqrt{3}}{2*1}=\frac{4+2\sqrt{3}}{2}
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