How to Determine Proton Concentration in a Mixed Solution?

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mjc123 said:
x is the concentration of H3O+, which is equal to the concentration of SO42-. 0.5-x is the concentration of HSO4-. We ignore the concentration of water as it is effectively constant.
Your solution to the quadratic equation is incorrect.
(I did not solve it. I only wrote it.)
 
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Lifeforbetter said:
I don't know where this come from.. 0.5 - x and x refers to what concentration..
But i calculate
x = 0.01 +- 0.05##\sqrt2##
Study basic algebra: Algebra 1 and Algebra 2;
then study Elementary Chemistry, and the first or the first AND second semesters of General Chemistry; only then may you understand these topics.