解:$2y^2+5y + 1 = 0$
$y^2+\frac {5}{2}y=-\frac {1}{2}$
$y^2+\frac {5}{2}y+\frac {25}{16}=-\frac {1}{2}+\frac {25}{16}$
$(y+\frac {5}{4})^2=\frac {17}{16}$
$y+\frac {5}{4}=±\frac {\sqrt {17}}{4}$
$y_{1}=\frac {-5 + \sqrt {17}}{4},$$y_{2}=\frac {-5 - \sqrt {17}}{4}$