Solve 2x^2+4x-2leq0

$$2 x ^ { 2 } + 4 x - 2 \leq 0$$

Solve for x

$$x\in \begin{bmatrix}-\sqrt{2}-1,\sqrt{2}-1\end{bmatrix}$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

To solve the inequality, factor the left hand side. Quadratic polynomial can be factored using the transformation ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right), where x_{1} and x_{2} are the solutions of the quadratic equation ax^{2}+bx+c=0.

$$2x^{2}+4x-2=0$$

All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. Substitute 2 for a, 4 for b, and -2 for c in the quadratic formula.

$$x=\frac{-4±\sqrt{4^{2}-4\times 2\left(-2\right)}}{2\times 2}$$

Do the calculations.

$$x=\frac{-4±4\sqrt{2}}{4}$$

Solve the equation x=\frac{-4±4\sqrt{2}}{4} when ± is plus and when ± is minus.

$$x=\sqrt{2}-1 x=-\sqrt{2}-1$$

Rewrite the inequality by using the obtained solutions.

$$2\left(x-\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)\right)\left(x-\left(-\sqrt{2}-1\right)\right)\leq 0$$

For the product to be ≤0, one of the values x-\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right) and x-\left(-\sqrt{2}-1\right) has to be ≥0 and the other has to be ≤0. Consider the case when x-\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)\geq 0 and x-\left(-\sqrt{2}-1\right)\leq 0.

$$x-\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)\geq 0 x-\left(-\sqrt{2}-1\right)\leq 0$$

This is false for any x.

$$x\in \emptyset$$

Consider the case when x-\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)\leq 0 and x-\left(-\sqrt{2}-1\right)\geq 0.

$$x-\left(-\sqrt{2}-1\right)\geq 0 x-\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)\leq 0$$

The solution satisfying both inequalities is x\in \left[-\left(\sqrt{2}+1\right),\sqrt{2}-1\right].

$$x\in \begin{bmatrix}-\left(\sqrt{2}+1\right),\sqrt{2}-1\end{bmatrix}$$

The final solution is the union of the obtained solutions.

$$x\in \begin{bmatrix}-\sqrt{2}-1,\sqrt{2}-1\end{bmatrix}$$