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What is the answer to 2x(x-2)=x+3?

User Dapeng Li
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2
x^(2)-4x=x+3

2
x^(2)-4x-x-3=0

2
x^(2)-5x-3=0

2x 1

1x -3

(2x-3)(x+1)

x=3/2 and x= -1

User Syed Hussim
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7.5k points
1 vote

2
x
2

5
x

3
=
0
Step 3: Factor left side of equation.
(
2
x
+
1
)
(
x

3
)
=
0
Step 4: Set factors equal to 0.
2
x
+
1
=
0
or
x

3
=
0
x
=

1
2
or
x
=
3
Answer:
x
=

1
2
or
x
=
3
User Fevid
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