SOLUTION: solve equation 4x^2-4x=-1

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Question 191692: solve equation
4x^2-4x=-1
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Writing it in standard form, we have
4x%5E2-4x%2B1=0
Note that 4x%5E2-4x%2B1 is a perfect square.
%282x-1%29%5E2=0
So
2x-1=0
x= 1/2