Question 615350
Hello, 
First, let's add 14 to both sides.
x2-5x=14
Add 25/4 to both sides:
x2-5x+25/4=20 1/4
Factor this to:
(x-5/2)^2=20 1/4
Now square root both sides:
x-5/2=+-9/2
Add 5/2 to get:
x=7
x=-2
Make sense?
RJ
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