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log(2)(x²-1)=log(2)(2x-1) equation

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log(2)*\x  - 1/ = log(2)*(2*x - 1)
$$\left(x^{2} - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)} = \left(2 x - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
Detail solution
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$\left(x^{2} - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)} = \left(2 x - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
to
$$- \left(2 x - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)} + \left(x^{2} - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)} = 0$$
Expand the expression in the equation
$$- \left(2 x - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)} + \left(x^{2} - 1\right) \log{\left(2 \right)} = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$x^{2} \log{\left(2 \right)} - 2 x \log{\left(2 \right)} = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
$$b = - 2 \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
$$c = 0$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-2*log(2))^2 - 4 * (log(2)) * (0) = 4*log(2)^2

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$x_{2} = 0$$
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Rapid solution [src]
x1 = 0
$$x_{1} = 0$$
x2 = 2
$$x_{2} = 2$$
x2 = 2
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
2
$$2$$
=
2
$$2$$
product
0*2
$$0 \cdot 2$$
=
0
$$0$$
0
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 2.0
x2 = 0.0
x2 = 0.0