SOLUTION: 2xsquared - 4x = 3 how do i start to solve this? i tried it and got something with sqrt of 10...???

Question 151055: 2xsquared - 4x = 3
how do i start to solve this? i tried it and got something with sqrt of 10...???
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, checkley77:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Now you can use the quadratic formula,

Is that what you meant by sqrt(10)?
Here are the approximate solutions,

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Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x^2 - 4x = 3
2x^2-4x-3=0
using the quadratic equation:we get:
x=(4+-sqrt[-462-4*2*-3])/2*2
x=(4+-sqrt[16+24])/4
x=(4+-sqrt40)/4
x=(4+-6.325)/4
x=(4+6.325)/4
x=10.325/4
x=2.58 answer.
x=(4-6.325)/4
x=-2.325/4
x=-.58 answer.

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