SOLUTION: solve for x x(2x-1)=2x²+5x-12

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Question 257788: solve for x
x(2x-1)=2x²+5x-12

Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
step 1 - distributive property on the left to get
(i)
step 2 - simplify to get
(ii)
step 3 - solve for x to get
(iii)
checking, we get
2(2*2-1) = 2*2^2+5*2-12
2(3) = 16+10-12
6 = 6

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