SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: {{{x^2+x+ sqrt(x^2+x)-2=0}}}

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Question 315243: Please help me solve this equation:
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Square both sides,


You can factor this equation into the product of two quadratics,

Use the quadratic formula to find the roots of each quadratic.
First solution:



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Second solution:



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Verify the solutions.
The first set of solutions does not satisfy the equation for reasons having to do with the +/- feature relating to the square root.

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The second set of solutions does satisfy the equation.
or approximately,
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We can also verify by graphing the function, and noting where it crosses the x-axis.
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