SOLUTION: What is x if {{{ 2x^2+2=14x }}} ?

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Question 518536: What is x if +2x%5E2%2B2=14x+ ?
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Put it into standard form:



Divide through by 2:



Use the quadratic formula which is the general solution to any quadratic equation of the form:



, , and



Plug in the numbers and do the arithmetic.

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