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Ohh.. I see. Silly me. Thank you!

Thanks for the quick reply, but the answer is supposed to end up being x=-2+{\frac{\sqrt14}{2}}

I am stuck on this problem. I can reach the correct answer with the quadratic formula, but not with the method suggested (completing the square). Thanks in advance. The problem is: 2x^2+8x+1=0 This is what I tried: 2x^2+8x=-1 2(x^2+4x)=-1 2(x^2+4x+4)=-1+8 2(x+2)^2=7...