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2*x  - 9*x - 1 = 0
$$\left(2 x^{2} - 9 x\right) - 1 = 0$$
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
$$a = 2$$
$$b = -9$$
$$c = -1$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-9)^2 - 4 * (2) * (-1) = 89

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{9}{4} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{9}{4} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}$$
Vieta's Theorem
rewrite the equation
$$\left(2 x^{2} - 9 x\right) - 1 = 0$$
of
$$a x^{2} + b x + c = 0$$
as reduced quadratic equation
$$x^{2} + \frac{b x}{a} + \frac{c}{a} = 0$$
$$x^{2} - \frac{9 x}{2} - \frac{1}{2} = 0$$
$$p x + q + x^{2} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = - \frac{9}{2}$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = - \frac{1}{2}$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = q$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} = \frac{9}{2}$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} = - \frac{1}{2}$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
           ____
     9   \/ 89 
x1 = - - ------
     4     4   
$$x_{1} = \frac{9}{4} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}$$
           ____
     9   \/ 89 
x2 = - + ------
     4     4   
$$x_{2} = \frac{9}{4} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}$$
x2 = 9/4 + sqrt(89)/4
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
      ____         ____
9   \/ 89    9   \/ 89 
- - ------ + - + ------
4     4      4     4   
$$\left(\frac{9}{4} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}\right) + \left(\frac{9}{4} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}\right)$$
=
9/2
$$\frac{9}{2}$$
product
/      ____\ /      ____\
|9   \/ 89 | |9   \/ 89 |
|- - ------|*|- + ------|
\4     4   / \4     4   /
$$\left(\frac{9}{4} - \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}\right) \left(\frac{9}{4} + \frac{\sqrt{89}}{4}\right)$$
=
-1/2
$$- \frac{1}{2}$$
-1/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -0.108495283014151
x2 = 4.60849528301415
x2 = 4.60849528301415