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16x^2-1=0

16x^2-1=0 equation

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16*x  - 1 = 0
$$16 x^{2} - 1 = 0$$
Detail solution
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
$$x_{1} = \frac{1}{4}$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{1}{4}$$
Vieta's Theorem
rewrite the equation
$$16 x^{2} - 1 = 0$$
of
$$a x^{2} + b x + c = 0$$
as reduced quadratic equation
$$x^{2} + \frac{b x}{a} + \frac{c}{a} = 0$$
$$x^{2} - \frac{1}{16} = 0$$
$$p x + q + x^{2} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = 0$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = - \frac{1}{16}$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = q$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = 0$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = - \frac{1}{16}$$
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Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -1/4
$$x_{1} = - \frac{1}{4}$$
x2 = 1/4
$$x_{2} = \frac{1}{4}$$
x2 = 1/4
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-1/4 + 1/4
$$- \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4}$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
-1 
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4*4
$$- \frac{1}{16}$$
=
-1/16
$$- \frac{1}{16}$$
-1/16
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -0.25
x2 = 0.25
x2 = 0.25
The graph
16x^2-1=0 equation