解:∵x²+y²-4x+y+4又4分之1=0
∴ x²-4x+4+y²+y+1/4=0
﹙x-2﹚²+﹙y+1/2﹚²=0
∵ ﹙x-2﹚²≥0, ﹙y+1/2﹚²≥0
∴ x-2=0, x=2
y+1/2=0, y=﹣1/2
∴ x·y=2×﹙﹣1/2﹚=﹣1.
把已知式配方得(x-2)^2+(y+1/2)^2=0,x,y是实数,
所以x-2=y+1/2=0,
解得x=2,y=-1/2.
于是xy=-1.