SOLUTION: I have tried this question many time but was unsuccessful in getting the right answer :( Please help me!! The solution set of the equation 2x^2-6x+3=0 is ??

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Question 262441: I have tried this question many time but was unsuccessful in getting the right answer :( Please help me!!
The solution set of the equation 2x^2-6x+3=0 is ??
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2x%5E2-6x%2B3=0 Start with the given equation.


Notice that the quadratic 2x%5E2-6x%2B3 is in the form of Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC where A=2, B=-6, and C=3


Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for "x":


x+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29 Start with the quadratic formula


x+=+%28-%28-6%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%282%29%283%29+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29 Plug in A=2, B=-6, and C=3


x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%282%29%283%29+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29 Negate -6 to get 6.


x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-4%282%29%283%29+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29 Square -6 to get 36.


x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-24+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29 Multiply 4%282%29%283%29 to get 24


x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+12+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29 Subtract 24 from 36 to get 12


x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+12+%29%29%2F%284%29 Multiply 2 and 2 to get 4.


x+=+%286+%2B-+2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%284%29 Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this solver)


x+=+%286%2B2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%284%29 or x+=+%286-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%284%29 Break up the expression.


x+=+%283%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%29 or x+=+%283-sqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%29 Reduce.


So the solutions are x+=+%283%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%29 or x+=+%283-sqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%29