解: $x^{2}+4x + 4 =-\frac{1}{2}+4,$
$(x + 2)^{2}=\frac{7}{2},$
$x + 2=\pm\sqrt{\frac{7}{2}}=\pm\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2},$
$x=-2\pm\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2},$
即 $x_{1}=-2+\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2},$$x_{2}=-2 - \frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}。$
方程 $-3x^{2}+4x + 1 = 0$ 的解:
$x^{2}-\frac{4}{3}x=\frac{1}{3},$
$x^{2}-\frac{4}{3}x+\frac{4}{9}=\frac{1}{3}+\frac{4}{9},$
$(x - \frac{2}{3})^{2}=\frac{7}{9},$
$x - \frac{2}{3}=\pm\sqrt{\frac{7}{9}}=\pm\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3},$
$x=\frac{2}{3}\pm\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3},$
即 $x_{1}=-2+\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2},$$x_{2}=-2-\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}。$