SOLUTION: SOLVE (2x-1)^2=20

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Question 265976: SOLVE (2x-1)^2=20
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(2x-1)^2=20
2x-1 = +/-sqrt(20)
2x = 1 ± 2sqrt(5)
x = (1/2) ± sqrt(5)