2(x^2)=x

Solution for 2(x^2)=x equation:

Simplifying
2(x2) = x

Solving
2x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1x + 2x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-1x + 2x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), 'x'.
x(-1 + 2x) = 0

Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'x' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
x = 0

Solving
x = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Simplifying
x = 0
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(-1 + 2x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-1 + 2x = 0

Solving
-1 + 2x = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 1 + 2x = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + 2x = 0 + 1
2x = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
2x = 1

Divide each side by '2'.
x = 0.5

Simplifying
x = 0.5
Solution
x = {0, 0.5}