This article reviews a few different methods that Fibonacci could have used to find a real solution to the polynomial
[x^3 + 2x^2 + 10x = 20]
I will explain what the two most prominent methods are.
You can access the article via this link:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25653745
Fibonacci’s Forgotten Number Revisited
Richard Maruszewski
The College Mathematics Journal , Vol. 40, No. 4 (September 2009), pp. 248-251
Published by: Mathematical Association of America
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25653745