2b^2-5b-3=-2b-1

Solution for 2b^2-5b-3=-2b-1 equation:

2b^2-5b-3=-2b-1

We move all terms to the left:

2b^2-5b-3-(-2b-1)=0

We get rid of parentheses

2b^2-5b+2b+1-3=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

2b^2-3b-2=0

a = 2; b = -3; c = -2;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·2·(-2)
Δ = 25
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{25}=5$
$b_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-5}{2*2}=\frac{-2}{4}
=-1/2
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$b_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+5}{2*2}=\frac{8}{4}
=2
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