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3-4x^{2}-5=-6x^{2}
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-2-4x^{2}=-6x^{2}
Subtract 5 from 3 to get -2.
-2-4x^{2}+6x^{2}=0
Add 6x^{2} to both sides.
-2+2x^{2}=0
Combine -4x^{2} and 6x^{2} to get 2x^{2}.
-1+x^{2}=0
Divide both sides by 2.
\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)=0
Consider -1+x^{2}. Rewrite -1+x^{2} as x^{2}-1^{2}. The difference of squares can be factored using the rule: a^{2}-b^{2}=\left(a-b\right)\left(a+b\right).
x=1 x=-1
To find equation solutions, solve x-1=0 and x+1=0.
3-4x^{2}+6x^{2}=5
Add 6x^{2} to both sides.
3+2x^{2}=5
Combine -4x^{2} and 6x^{2} to get 2x^{2}.
2x^{2}=5-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
2x^{2}=2
Subtract 3 from 5 to get 2.
x^{2}=\frac{2}{2}
Divide both sides by 2.
x^{2}=1
Divide 2 by 2 to get 1.
x=1 x=-1
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
3-4x^{2}-5=-6x^{2}
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-2-4x^{2}=-6x^{2}
Subtract 5 from 3 to get -2.
-2-4x^{2}+6x^{2}=0
Add 6x^{2} to both sides.
-2+2x^{2}=0
Combine -4x^{2} and 6x^{2} to get 2x^{2}.
2x^{2}-2=0
Quadratic equations like this one, with an x^{2} term but no x term, can still be solved using the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}, once they are put in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{0^{2}-4\times 2\left(-2\right)}}{2\times 2}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 2 for a, 0 for b, and -2 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{-4\times 2\left(-2\right)}}{2\times 2}
Square 0.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{-8\left(-2\right)}}{2\times 2}
Multiply -4 times 2.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{16}}{2\times 2}
Multiply -8 times -2.
x=\frac{0±4}{2\times 2}
Take the square root of 16.
x=\frac{0±4}{4}
Multiply 2 times 2.
x=1
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±4}{4} when ± is plus. Divide 4 by 4.
x=-1
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±4}{4} when ± is minus. Divide -4 by 4.
x=1 x=-1
The equation is now solved.