Question 387926
Solve the quadratic equation. Show and explain each step in finding the solutions: 
5x^2 + 2x = 3 

This is what I have got when I have tried o do it 

5x^2 + 2x = 3
Step 1: Write equation in standard form so one side equals 0 by adding -3 to both sides of equation 
5x^2+2x-3=0
Step 2: Factor on left side of equation
(5x-1)(x+3) = 0
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Here is your error. The correct factorization is

(5x-3)(x+1) = 0

Then the rest should have been:
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Step 3: Use zero-product rule

5x-3=0
x+1=0

Step 4: Solve equation x= 3/5 and x= -1
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Edwin</pre>