Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.
The equation is transformed from
$$16 x^{2} = 1$$
to
$$16 x^{2} - 1 = 0$$
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
$$a = 16$$
$$b = 0$$
$$c = -1$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c =
(0)^2 - 4 * (16) * (-1) = 64
Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
or
$$x_{1} = \frac{1}{4}$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{1}{4}$$