\(a\text{)}\:x^2-2\left(\dfrac{1}{2}+2\right)x+\dfrac{1}{2}+1=0\\ x^2-5x+\dfrac{5}{2}=0\\ x^2-2.\dfrac{5}{2}x+\left(\dfrac{5}{2}\right)^2=\left(\dfrac{5}{2}\right)^2-\dfrac{5}{2}\\ \left(x-\dfrac{5}{2}\right)^2=\dfrac{15}{4}\\ \Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x-\dfrac{5}{2}=\sqrt{\dfrac{15}{4}}\\x-\dfrac{5}{2}=-\sqrt{\dfrac{15}{4}}\end{matrix}\right.\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=\dfrac{\sqrt{15}+5}{2}\\x=\dfrac{5-\sqrt{15}}{2}\end{matrix}\right.\)