Polynomial Transformation Problem

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Find a polynomial with roots the same to those of $\frac{1}{2}x^2-\sqrt{7}x+2$ such that it has integer coefficients.

It seems that squaring leads to nothing and I am not sure how to approach the problem.

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Move the $\sqrt7$ term to the right, then square: $$\frac12x^2+2=\sqrt7x$$ $$\frac14x^4+2x^2+4=7x^2$$ $$\frac14x^4-5x^2+4=0$$ $$x^4-20x^2+16=0$$