Answer
If we don't isolate the radical term, squaring won't get rid of it.
(Getting rid of it leads to a simpler equation)
Observe the formula for the square of a sum, $(a+b)^{2}=a^{2}+\fbox{$2ab $}+b^{2}$
After squaring both sides we will have
$(2x-1)+\fbox{$2\sqrt{2x-1}\cdot 2$}+4=x^{2}$
and the problem to solve isn't any simpler than the one we started out with.
Work Step by Step
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