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8*x  - 2*x  + 1 = 0
$$\left(8 x^{4} - 2 x^{2}\right) + 1 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\left(8 x^{4} - 2 x^{2}\right) + 1 = 0$$
Do replacement
$$v = x^{2}$$
then the equation will be the:
$$8 v^{2} - 2 v + 1 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*v^2 + b*v + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$v_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 8$$
$$b = -2$$
$$c = 1$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-2)^2 - 4 * (8) * (1) = -28

Because D<0, then the equation
has no real roots,
but complex roots is exists.
v1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

v2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$v_{1} = \frac{1}{8} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{1}{8} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}$$
The final answer:
Because
$$v = x^{2}$$
then
$$x_{1} = \sqrt{v_{1}}$$
$$x_{2} = - \sqrt{v_{1}}$$
$$x_{3} = \sqrt{v_{2}}$$
$$x_{4} = - \sqrt{v_{2}}$$
then:
$$x_{1} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(\frac{1}{8} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = \sqrt{\frac{1}{8} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}}$$
$$x_{2} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(\frac{1}{8} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = - \sqrt{\frac{1}{8} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}}$$
$$x_{3} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(\frac{1}{8} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = \sqrt{\frac{1}{8} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}}$$
$$x_{4} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(\frac{1}{8} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = - \sqrt{\frac{1}{8} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{8}}$$
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Rapid solution [src]
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       \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
                \     2     /              \     2     /
x1 = - ---------------------- - ------------------------
                 2                         2            
$$x_{1} = - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}$$
                /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
       4 ___    |atan\\/ 7 /|     4 ___    |atan\\/ 7 /|
       \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
                \     2     /              \     2     /
x2 = - ---------------------- + ------------------------
                 2                         2            
$$x_{2} = - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}$$
              /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
     4 ___    |atan\\/ 7 /|     4 ___    |atan\\/ 7 /|
     \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
              \     2     /              \     2     /
x3 = ---------------------- - ------------------------
               2                         2            
$$x_{3} = \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}$$
              /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
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     \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
              \     2     /              \     2     /
x4 = ---------------------- + ------------------------
               2                         2            
$$x_{4} = \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}$$
x4 = 2^(1/4)*cos(atan(sqrt(7))/2)/2 + 2^(1/4)*i*sin(atan(sqrt(7))/2)/2
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
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  \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|     \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|   \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|   \/ 2 *cos|-----------|   I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
           \     2     /              \     2     /              \     2     /              \     2     /            \     2     /              \     2     /            \     2     /              \     2     /
- ---------------------- - ------------------------ + - ---------------------- + ------------------------ + ---------------------- - ------------------------ + ---------------------- + ------------------------
            2                         2                           2                         2                         2                         2                         2                         2            
$$\left(\left(\frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right) + \left(\left(- \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right) + \left(- \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right)\right)\right) + \left(\frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right)$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
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|           \     2     /              \     2     /| |           \     2     /              \     2     /| |         \     2     /              \     2     /| |         \     2     /              \     2     /|
|- ---------------------- - ------------------------|*|- ---------------------- + ------------------------|*|---------------------- - ------------------------|*|---------------------- + ------------------------|
\            2                         2            / \            2                         2            / \          2                         2            / \          2                         2            /
$$\left(- \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right) \left(\frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right) \left(\frac{\sqrt[4]{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[4]{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{7} \right)}}{2} \right)}}{2}\right)$$
=
1/8
$$\frac{1}{8}$$
1/8
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 0.489159171739258 + 0.338048362363489*i
x2 = 0.489159171739258 - 0.338048362363489*i
x3 = -0.489159171739258 + 0.338048362363489*i
x4 = -0.489159171739258 - 0.338048362363489*i
x4 = -0.489159171739258 - 0.338048362363489*i