Question

Which of the following are solutions to the equation below?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\mathrm{The\:solutions\:to\:the\:quadratic\:equation\:are:}$

                  $x=3,\:x=-\frac{1}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

considering the equation

$2x^2\:-\:4x\:-\:3\:=\:x$

solving

$2x^2\:-\:4x\:-\:3\:=\:x$

$2x^2-4x-3-x=x-x$

$2x^2-5x-3=0$

$\mathrm{For\:a\:quadratic\:equation\:of\:the\:form\:}ax^2+bx+c=0\mathrm{\:the\:solutions\:are\:}$

$x_{1,\:2}=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$

$\mathrm{For\:}\quad a=2,\:b=-5,\:c=-3:\quad x_{1,\:2}=\frac{-\left(-5\right)\pm \sqrt{\left(-5\right)^2-4\cdot \:2\left(-3\right)}}{2\cdot \:2}$

solving

$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)+\sqrt{\left(-5\right)^2-4\cdot \:2\left(-3\right)}}{2\cdot \:2}$

$x=\frac{5+\sqrt{\left(-5\right)^2+4\cdot \:2\cdot \:3}}{2\cdot \:2}$

$x=\frac{5+\sqrt{49}}{2\cdot \:2}$

$x=\frac{5+7}{4}$

$x=3$

also solving

$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)-\sqrt{\left(-5\right)^2-4\cdot \:2\left(-3\right)}}{2\cdot \:2}$

$x=\frac{5-\sqrt{\left(-5\right)^2+4\cdot \:2\cdot \:3}}{2\cdot \:2}$

$x=\frac{5-\sqrt{49}}{4}$

$x=-\frac{2}{4}$

$x=-\frac{1}{2}$

Therefore,

                 $\mathrm{The\:solutions\:to\:the\:quadratic\:equation\:are:}$

                  $x=3,\:x=-\frac{1}{2}$