SOLUTION: Three times the square of a number is two more than five times the number

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Question 858950: Three times the square of a number is two more than five times the number

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
3x^2=5x+2
3x^2-5x-2=0
3x^2-6x+x-2=0
3x(x-2)+1(x-2)=0
(x-2)(3x+1)=0
x=2, OR x=-1/3