SOLUTION: solve 8x^2=5x show work

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Question 41912: solve
8x^2=5x
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Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay, from
8x^2 = 5x
let's subtract the 5x and then factor giving us
8x^2 - 5x = 0
x(8x - 5) = 0
so that
x = 0 or 8x - 5 = 0
The second one can be solved giving us
8x = 5
x = 5/8 as the second solution...