split the middle term: 2x^2-x+1/8
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2x²-(1/2+1/2)x+1/8
=2x²-1/2x-1/2x+1/8
=2x(x-1/4)-1/2(x-1/4)
=(2x-1/2)(x-1/4)
⇒x=1/4,1/4
multiply throughout with 8
den we will ger eq:
16x^2-8x×1
=16x^2-4x-4x+1
=4x(4x-1)-1(4x-1)
=(4x-1)(4x-1)
x=1/4,1/4