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Please I need help how do you solve 5 + x to the 2nd power = 2x2 + 13

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Answer:

it has no real solutions

Explanation:

5 + x² = 2x² + 13

first simplify by moving the 2x² to the left and the 5 to the right:

x² - 2x²= 13 - 5

- x²= 8

x = +/- √-8 has no (real) solutions

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