SOLUTION: find the zeros of the function given by f(x)=2x^2-11x+15

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Question 530407: find the zeros of the function given by
f(x)=2x^2-11x+15
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f(x)=2x^2-11x+15


0=2x^2-11x+15


2x^2-11x+15=0


2x^2-6x-5x+15=0


2x(x-3)-5(x-3)=0


(2x-5)(x-3)=0


2x-5=0 or x-3=0


2x=5 or x=3


x=5/2 or x=3


So the zeros are 5/2 and 3


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