Sviatoslav solved the quadratic equation $x^2-x-1=0$ by completing the square. In the process, he came up with the equivalent equation $$(x+a)^2 = b,$$where $a$ and $b$ are constants.

What is $b$?
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Sviatoslav solved the quadratic equation $x^2-x-1=0$ by completing the square. In the process, he came up with the equivalent equation $$(x+a)^2 = b,$$where $a$ and $b$ are constants.

What is $b$?
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Sviatoslav solved the quadratic equation $x^2-x-1=0$ by completing the square. In the process, he came up with the equivalent equation $$(x+a)^2 = b,$$where $a$ and $b$ are constants.

What is $b$?
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