SOLUTION: 2x^2+5x=3

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Question 185737: 2x^2+5x=3
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x^2+5x=3
Subtracting 3 from both sides:
2x^2+5x-3 = 0
Factoring:
(2x-1)(x+3) = 0
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Setting each term on the left to zero yields:
x = {1/2, -3}