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Question 103252: I was hoping that you could help me solve this quadratic problem using the quadratic formula.
2x^2 - 5x = 3
Any help on this problem would be helpful to me as I am not understanding these problems very well. Thank you in advance for your help.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x^2 - 5x = 3
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2x^2-5x-3 = 0
x = [5 +- sqrt(25-4*2*-3)]/4
x = [5 +- sqrt(49)]/4
x = [ 5 +- 7]/4
x = 3 or x = -1/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.