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$$(x^2+x-1)^2 = 0$$
Answer
$$ \begin{matrix}x_1 = 0.61803 & x_2 = -1.61803 \\[1 em] \end{matrix} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} (x^2+x-1)^2 &= 0&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]x^4+2x^3-x^2-2x+1 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This polynomial has no rational roots that can be found using Rational Root Test.
Roots were found using
quartic formulas
This page was created using
Polynomial Equations Solver