SOLUTION: What is wrong with solving 2x^5 – 8x^3 + 5x^2 – 3x = 0 by dividing both sides by x?

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Question 628227: What is wrong with solving 2x^5 – 8x^3 + 5x^2 – 3x = 0 by dividing both sides by x?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=0 is one solution
There are four more. Two real and two complex(imaginary)
x *(2x^4-8x^2+5 x-3) = 0