SOLUTION: 3u^2 - 5 = 14u can someone please solve ASAP

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Question 735729: 3u^2 - 5 = 14u
can someone please solve ASAP
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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we are given 3u^2 - 5 = 14u
subtract 14u from both sides of the = and we get
3u^2 - 14u - 5 = 0
this can be factored into the product of
(3u + 1) * (u - 5) = 0
and u = 5 or u = -1/3