Solve quadratic equation $2x^2-5x+4 =0$

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Can anyone solve the equation above since I have found that this equation is actually having no real root based on completing the square method.

Just to confirm, it actually has no roots right, since - square root is unsolved, unless it is involved with imaginary number. Can anyone help me to solve this?

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There will be no real roots for this equation, but there will be two complex conjugate roots.

Using the method of completing the square as a check:

$$\begin{align} & 2x^2 - 5x + 4 = 0\\ \implies& x^2 - \frac {5}{2}x = -2\\ \implies& x^2 - \frac {5}{2}x + \frac {25}{16} = -2 + \frac {25}{16}\\ \implies& \left(x-\frac {5}{4}\right)^2 = -\frac {7}{16}\\ \implies& x-\frac {5}{4} = \pm \frac {\sqrt 7}{4}i\\ \implies& x = \frac {5}{4} \pm \frac {\sqrt {7}}{4}i\\ \end{align}$$