SOLUTION: -1=2x^2-x-1

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Question 987550: -1=2x^2-x-1
Answer by ikleyn(52782) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your equation is

-1 = 2x%5E2-x-1.

Add  1  to both sides:

2x%5E2+-+x = 0.

Factor it:

x*(2x-1) = 0.

The roots are  x = 0  and  x = 1%2F2.