Answer
$x = -2 \frac{+}{} \sqrt{5}$
Work Step by Step
Since this is a quadratic equation, we can solve it by using the Quadratic Formula, since it cannot be factorized in a simple manner: $$x = \frac{-b \frac{+}{} \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$$ $$x= \frac{-4 \frac{+}{} \sqrt{4^2 - 4(1)(-1)}}{2(1)}$$ $$x = \frac{-4 \frac{+}{} \sqrt{20}}{2}$$ $$x = \frac{-4 \frac{+}{} 2\sqrt{5}}{2}$$ $$x = -2 \frac{+}{} \sqrt{5}$$
