Is my claim correct, that there is a logical error in the solution?

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I would like to know if my opinion about this solution is correct.

The solutions $x = 0$ and $x = -\frac 43$ are correct if and only if (iff) such that $b=- \frac x2 \Longrightarrow \sqrt{x^2+x}=- \frac x2$ holds. Because, the variables $"a"$ and $"b"$ are dependent. They are not independent variables. So, the solution must be if and only if

$$\begin{cases} \displaystyle \sqrt{x^2+1}=\dfrac{2-x}{2} \\ \sqrt{x^2+x}=- \dfrac x2 \end{cases}$$

Is my claim correct?

And here are my attempts:

$$\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2+x}=1-x \\ \left(\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2+x}\right) \left(\sqrt{x^2+1}-\sqrt{x^2+x}\right)=(1-x)\left(\sqrt{x^2+1}-\sqrt{x^2+x}\right) \\ 1-x=(1-x)\left(\sqrt{x^2+1}-\sqrt{x^2+x}\right) \\ \sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2+x}=1, x\neq 1 \\ 2\sqrt{x^2+x}=-x \Longrightarrow x_1=0, x_2=- \frac 43 \\ 2\sqrt{x^2+1}=2-x \Longrightarrow x_1=0, x_2=-\frac 43 $$