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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-038

By completing the square, solve for `x` given 

   `x^2+4x-1 = 0.`  (3 marks)

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`-2+-sqrt(5)`

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`x^2+4x-1` `=0`
`x^2+4x+4-5` `=0`
`(x+2)^2` `=5`
`x+2` `= +-sqrt(5)`
`x` `=-2+-sqrt(5)`

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