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Given that x + 1/2 = 5, what is 2*x^2 - 3x + 6 - 3/x +2/x^2

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Sure, let's solve this step-by-step:

First, we need to solve for x in the equation x + 1/2 = 5.

We can do this by subtracting 1/2 from both sides, giving us x = 4 1/2.

Now, we can substitute x = 4 1/2 into the equation 2*x^2 - 3x + 6 - 3/x +2/x^2.

We can simplify the equation by multiplying both sides by x^2, giving us:

2*x^2 - 3x + 6 - 3/x +2 = 10*x^2 - 3x + 6.

Now, we can combine all of the terms with x:

10*x^2 - 6x + 6 = 0.

Finally, we can solve the equation using the quadratic formula:

x = 3/5 or x = 2.

Therefore, the answer to the equation is 10*(3/5)^2 - 6(3/5) + 6 = 4.8, or 10*2^2 - 6(2) + 6 = 16.

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