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x\left(4x-6x+2\right)=0
Factor out x.
x=0 x=1
To find equation solutions, solve x=0 and 4x-6x+2=0.
-2x^{2}+2x\times 1=0
Combine 4x^{2} and -6x^{2} to get -2x^{2}.
-2x^{2}+2x=0
Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2.
x=\frac{-2±\sqrt{2^{2}}}{2\left(-2\right)}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -2 for a, 2 for b, and 0 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{-2±2}{2\left(-2\right)}
Take the square root of 2^{2}.
x=\frac{-2±2}{-4}
Multiply 2 times -2.
x=\frac{0}{-4}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-2±2}{-4} when ± is plus. Add -2 to 2.
x=0
Divide 0 by -4.
x=-\frac{4}{-4}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-2±2}{-4} when ± is minus. Subtract 2 from -2.
x=1
Divide -4 by -4.
x=0 x=1
The equation is now solved.
-2x^{2}+2x\times 1=0
Combine 4x^{2} and -6x^{2} to get -2x^{2}.
-2x^{2}+2x=0
Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2.
\frac{-2x^{2}+2x}{-2}=\frac{0}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x^{2}+\frac{2}{-2}x=\frac{0}{-2}
Dividing by -2 undoes the multiplication by -2.
x^{2}-x=\frac{0}{-2}
Divide 2 by -2.
x^{2}-x=0
Divide 0 by -2.
x^{2}-x+\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}=\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{1}{4}
Square -\frac{1}{2} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
\left(x-\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}=\frac{1}{4}
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{1}{4}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
x-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2} x-\frac{1}{2}=-\frac{1}{2}
Simplify.
x=1 x=0
Add \frac{1}{2} to both sides of the equation.