SOLUTION: 2p^2=6p-20

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Question 354955: 2p^2=6p-20
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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2p%5E2=6p-20
Dividing both sides by 2, we get
p%5E2=3p-10,
p%5E2-3p%2B10=0. Using the quadratic formula,
p=%283%2B-sqrt%289-4%2A1%2A10%29%29%2F2
p=%283%2B-sqrt%28-31%29%29%2F2
p=%283%2B-i%2Asqrt%2831%29%29%2F2