H1-HÈxÈ-1L^2L^0.5=-2.5H1-HÈxȐ2L^0.5L^0.

Input:

 x¤
1 - H x¤ - 1L2 ‡ -2.5 1-
2

Plot:
1.0

0.5

-4 -2 2 4
-0.5

-1.0

-1.5
1 - H x¤ - 1L2
-2.0
 x¤
-2.5 1-
-2.5 2

Alternate forms:

1 - H x¤ - 1L2 ‡ -1.76777 2- 2  x¤

Solutions:
x » -2.

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 (1- (|x|- 1)^2)^0.5=- 2.5(1- (|x|/2)^0.5)^0.5

Integer solution:
x ‡ ±2

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