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-5x^{2}+3x-3=-2x
Subtract 3 from both sides.
-5x^{2}+3x-3+2x=0
Add 2x to both sides.
-5x^{2}+5x-3=0
Combine 3x and 2x to get 5x.
x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{5^{2}-4\left(-5\right)\left(-3\right)}}{2\left(-5\right)}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -5 for a, 5 for b, and -3 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{25-4\left(-5\right)\left(-3\right)}}{2\left(-5\right)}
Square 5.
x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{25+20\left(-3\right)}}{2\left(-5\right)}
Multiply -4 times -5.
x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{25-60}}{2\left(-5\right)}
Multiply 20 times -3.
x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{-35}}{2\left(-5\right)}
Add 25 to -60.
x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{35}i}{2\left(-5\right)}
Take the square root of -35.
x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{35}i}{-10}
Multiply 2 times -5.
x=\frac{-5+\sqrt{35}i}{-10}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{35}i}{-10} when ± is plus. Add -5 to i\sqrt{35}.
x=-\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10}+\frac{1}{2}
Divide -5+i\sqrt{35} by -10.
x=\frac{-\sqrt{35}i-5}{-10}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-5±\sqrt{35}i}{-10} when ± is minus. Subtract i\sqrt{35} from -5.
x=\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10}+\frac{1}{2}
Divide -5-i\sqrt{35} by -10.
x=-\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10}+\frac{1}{2} x=\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10}+\frac{1}{2}
The equation is now solved.
-5x^{2}+3x+2x=3
Add 2x to both sides.
-5x^{2}+5x=3
Combine 3x and 2x to get 5x.
\frac{-5x^{2}+5x}{-5}=\frac{3}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x^{2}+\frac{5}{-5}x=\frac{3}{-5}
Dividing by -5 undoes the multiplication by -5.
x^{2}-x=\frac{3}{-5}
Divide 5 by -5.
x^{2}-x=-\frac{3}{5}
Divide 3 by -5.
x^{2}-x+\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}=-\frac{3}{5}+\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}
Divide -1, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{1}{2}. Then add the square of -\frac{1}{2} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{4}=-\frac{3}{5}+\frac{1}{4}
Square -\frac{1}{2} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{4}=-\frac{7}{20}
Add -\frac{3}{5} to \frac{1}{4} by finding a common denominator and adding the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.
\left(x-\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}=-\frac{7}{20}
Factor x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{4}. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.
\sqrt{\left(x-\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{-\frac{7}{20}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
x-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10} x-\frac{1}{2}=-\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10}
Simplify.
x=\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10}+\frac{1}{2} x=-\frac{\sqrt{35}i}{10}+\frac{1}{2}
Add \frac{1}{2} to both sides of the equation.