Solve 4x^2 - 1 - ScanMath

Evaluate

4 x^{2} - 1

To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0

4 x^{2} - 1 = 0

Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign

4 x^{2} = 0 + 1

Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression

4 x^{2} = 1

Divide both sides

\frac{4 x ^{2}}{4} = \frac{1}{4}

Divide the numbers

x^{2} = \frac{1}{4}

Take the root of both sides of the equation and remember to use both positive and negative roots

x = \pm \frac{1}{4}

Simplify the expression

More Steps

x = \pm \frac{1}{2}

Separate the equation into 2 possible cases

x = \frac{1}{2} x = - \frac{1}{2}

Solution

x_{1} = - \frac{1}{2}, x_{2} = \frac{1}{2}

Alternative Form

x_{1} = - 0.5, x_{2} = 0.5

Factor the expression