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t^2+t-1=0

t^2+t-1=0 equation

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t  + t - 1 = 0
$$\left(t^{2} + t\right) - 1 = 0$$
Detail solution
This equation is of the form
a*t^2 + b*t + c = 0

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

(1)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-1) = 5

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
t1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

t2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$t_{1} = - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$$
$$t_{2} = - \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2} - \frac{1}{2}$$
Vieta's Theorem
it is reduced quadratic equation
$$p t + q + t^{2} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = 1$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = -1$$
Vieta Formulas
$$t_{1} + t_{2} = - p$$
$$t_{1} t_{2} = q$$
$$t_{1} + t_{2} = -1$$
$$t_{1} t_{2} = -1$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
             ___
       1   \/ 5 
t1 = - - + -----
       2     2  
$$t_{1} = - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$$
             ___
       1   \/ 5 
t2 = - - - -----
       2     2  
$$t_{2} = - \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2} - \frac{1}{2}$$
t2 = -sqrt(5)/2 - 1/2
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
        ___           ___
  1   \/ 5      1   \/ 5 
- - + ----- + - - - -----
  2     2       2     2  
$$\left(- \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) + \left(- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)$$
=
-1
$$-1$$
product
/        ___\ /        ___\
|  1   \/ 5 | |  1   \/ 5 |
|- - + -----|*|- - - -----|
\  2     2  / \  2     2  /
$$\left(- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right)$$
=
-1
$$-1$$
-1
Numerical answer [src]
t1 = 0.618033988749895
t2 = -1.61803398874989
t2 = -1.61803398874989
The graph
t^2+t-1=0 equation