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2x^{2}+3-5x=3
Subtract 5x from both sides.
2x^{2}+3-5x-3=0
Subtract 3 from both sides.
2x^{2}-5x=0
Subtract 3 from 3 to get 0.
x\left(2x-5\right)=0
Factor out x.
x=0 x=\frac{5}{2}
To find equation solutions, solve x=0 and 2x-5=0.
2x^{2}+3-5x=3
Subtract 5x from both sides.
2x^{2}+3-5x-3=0
Subtract 3 from both sides.
2x^{2}-5x=0
Subtract 3 from 3 to get 0.
x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±\sqrt{\left(-5\right)^{2}}}{2\times 2}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 2 for a, -5 for b, and 0 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±5}{2\times 2}
Take the square root of \left(-5\right)^{2}.
x=\frac{5±5}{2\times 2}
The opposite of -5 is 5.
x=\frac{5±5}{4}
Multiply 2 times 2.
x=\frac{10}{4}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{5±5}{4} when ± is plus. Add 5 to 5.
x=\frac{5}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.
x=\frac{0}{4}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{5±5}{4} when ± is minus. Subtract 5 from 5.
x=0
Divide 0 by 4.
x=\frac{5}{2} x=0
The equation is now solved.
2x^{2}+3-5x=3
Subtract 5x from both sides.
2x^{2}-5x=3-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
2x^{2}-5x=0
Subtract 3 from 3 to get 0.
\frac{2x^{2}-5x}{2}=\frac{0}{2}
Divide both sides by 2.
x^{2}-\frac{5}{2}x=\frac{0}{2}
Dividing by 2 undoes the multiplication by 2.
x^{2}-\frac{5}{2}x=0
Divide 0 by 2.
x^{2}-\frac{5}{2}x+\left(-\frac{5}{4}\right)^{2}=\left(-\frac{5}{4}\right)^{2}
Divide -\frac{5}{2}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{5}{4}. Then add the square of -\frac{5}{4} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
x^{2}-\frac{5}{2}x+\frac{25}{16}=\frac{25}{16}
Square -\frac{5}{4} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
\left(x-\frac{5}{4}\right)^{2}=\frac{25}{16}
Factor x^{2}-\frac{5}{2}x+\frac{25}{16}. 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{5}{4}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{25}{16}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
x-\frac{5}{4}=\frac{5}{4} x-\frac{5}{4}=-\frac{5}{4}
Simplify.
x=\frac{5}{2} x=0
Add \frac{5}{4} to both sides of the equation.