SOLUTION: Find the real solutions: 2x - sqrt(x) =1

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Question 1053717: Find the real solutions:
2x - sqrt(x) =1
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x - sqrt(x) =1
2x-1 = sqrt(x)
|Square both sides
4x^2 - 4x + 1 = x
4x^2 - 5x + 1 = 0
(4x - 1)(x-1) = 0
x = 1/4, 1