Mister Exam

Factor polynomial 2*x^2-1

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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   2    
2*x  - 1
$$2 x^{2} - 1$$
2*x^2 - 1
Factorization [src]
/      ___\ /      ___\
|    \/ 2 | |    \/ 2 |
|x + -----|*|x - -----|
\      2  / \      2  /
$$\left(x - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right) \left(x + \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)$$
(x + sqrt(2)/2)*(x - sqrt(2)/2)
Numerical answer [src]
-1.0 + 2.0*x^2
-1.0 + 2.0*x^2