SOLUTION: use the quadratic formula to solve the following equation for x in terms of the other variables: ax^2-1=0

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Question 525382: use the quadratic formula to solve the following equation for x in terms of the other variables:
ax^2-1=0
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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ax^2-1=0
ax^2+0-1=0
a=a,b=0,c=(-1)
x1=x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29
x1=%280%2Bsqrt%284a%29%29%2F%282a%29
x1=2sqrt%28a%29%2F2a
x1=%281%2F%28sqrt%28a%29%29%29