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-4x^{2}+1=0
Add 1 and 0 to get 1.
-4x^{2}=-1
Subtract 1 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x^{2}=\frac{-1}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x^{2}=\frac{1}{4}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-4} can be simplified to \frac{1}{4} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.
x=\frac{1}{2} x=-\frac{1}{2}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
-4x^{2}+1=0
Add 1 and 0 to get 1.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{0^{2}-4\left(-4\right)}}{2\left(-4\right)}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -4 for a, 0 for b, and 1 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{-4\left(-4\right)}}{2\left(-4\right)}
Square 0.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{16}}{2\left(-4\right)}
Multiply -4 times -4.
x=\frac{0±4}{2\left(-4\right)}
Take the square root of 16.
x=\frac{0±4}{-8}
Multiply 2 times -4.
x=-\frac{1}{2}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±4}{-8} when ± is plus. Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±4}{-8} when ± is minus. Reduce the fraction \frac{-4}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.
x=-\frac{1}{2} x=\frac{1}{2}
The equation is now solved.