document.write( "Question 630080: using the Quadratic Formula \n" ); document.write( "how can i solve \n" ); document.write( "½x^2 + x = 1 \n" ); document.write( "
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Quadratic equation \"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\" (in our case \"0.5x%5E2%2B1x%2B-1+=+0\") has the following solutons:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"
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\n" ); document.write( " For these solutions to exist, the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\" should not be a negative number.
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\n" ); document.write( " First, we need to compute the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\": \"b%5E2-4ac=%281%29%5E2-4%2A0.5%2A-1=3\".
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\n" ); document.write( " Discriminant d=3 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: \"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-1%2B-sqrt%28+3+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\".
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\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%281%29%2Bsqrt%28+3+%29%29%2F2%5C0.5+=+0.732050807568877\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%281%29-sqrt%28+3+%29%29%2F2%5C0.5+=+-2.73205080756888\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Quadratic expression \"0.5x%5E2%2B1x%2B-1\" can be factored:
\n" ); document.write( " \"0.5x%5E2%2B1x%2B-1+=+0.5%28x-0.732050807568877%29%2A%28x--2.73205080756888%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " Again, the answer is: 0.732050807568877, -2.73205080756888.\n" ); document.write( "Here's your graph:
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