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How do you solve the equation 3x^2-10x=-8 by factoring?

How do you solve the equation 3x^2-10x=-8 by factoring?-example-1

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3x^2-10x+8=(3x-4)(x-2)=0

3x=4\lor x=2

x=(4)/(3)=1(1)/(3) \lor x=2
User Mojtaba Haddadi
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Hi again!

3x² - 10x = -8
3x² - 10x + 8 = 0
Factorize
(3x−4)(x−2)=0
Set factors equal to 0
3x - 4 = 0 or x- 2= 0
3x = 0 + 4 or x= 0 + 2
3x = 4 or x = 2
x = 4/3 or x = 2

Final answer : X = 4/3 or x = 2
User Peter Qiu
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