Answer:
step 1: move the -4 to the right: x^2 -2x = 4
step 2: add 1 to each side: x^2 -2x + 1 = 4 + 1
step 3: factor the left side and simplify the right side: (x-1)^2 = 5
step 4: take the square root of each side: x - 1 = sqr root of 5
step 5: move the 1 to the other side: [tex]x=\sqrt{5} + 1[/tex] and [tex]x = \sqrt{5} -1[/tex]
