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Solve the following equation using quadratic formula:

2x2 - 6x + 3 = 0

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Given,

⇒ 2x2 - 6x + 3 = 0

Comparing equation 2x2 - 6x + 3 = 0 with ax2 + bx + c = 0, we get :

a = 2, b = -6 and c = 3.

By formula,

x = b±b24ac2a\dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}

Substituting values we get :

x=(6)±(6)24×2×(3)2×(2)=6±36244=6±124=6±3×44=6±234=6+234 or 6234=2(3+3)4 or 2(33)4=3+32 or 332=3+1.732 or 31.732=4.732 or 1.272=2.365 or 0.6352.37 or 0.64\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-(-6) \pm \sqrt{(-6)^2 - 4 \times 2 \times (3)}}{2 \times (2)} \\[1em] = \dfrac{6 \pm \sqrt{36 - 24}}{4} \\[1em] = \dfrac{6 \pm \sqrt{12}}{4} \\[1em] = \dfrac{6 \pm \sqrt{3 \times 4}}{4} \\[1em] = \dfrac{6 \pm 2\sqrt{3}}{4} \\[1em] = \dfrac{6 + 2\sqrt{3}}{4} \text{ or } \dfrac{6 - 2\sqrt{3}}{4} \\[1em] = \dfrac{2(3 + \sqrt{3})}{4} \text{ or } \dfrac{2(3 - \sqrt{3})}{4} \\[1em] = \dfrac{3 + \sqrt{3}}{2} \text{ or } \dfrac{3 - \sqrt{3}}{2} \\[1em] = \dfrac{3 + 1.73}{2} \text{ or } \dfrac{3 - 1.73}{2} \\[1em] = \dfrac{4.73}{2} \text{ or } \dfrac{1.27}{2} \\[1em] = 2.365 \text{ or } 0.635 \\[1em] \approx 2.37 \text{ or } 0.64

Hence, x = {2.37, 0.64}.

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