SOLUTION: 5x to the second power - 4x + 1 = 0

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Question 42799: 5x to the second power - 4x + 1 = 0
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Again using the quadratic to solve
5x^2 - 4x + 1 = 0
we get
x = (4 ± sqrt(16 - 20)) / 10
x = (4 ± sqrt(-4)) / 10
x = (4 ± 2i) / 10
x = (2 ± i) / 5