2x(x-3)=5x-12

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Solution for 2x(x-3)=5x-12 equation:



2x(x-3)=5x-12
We move all terms to the left:
2x(x-3)-(5x-12)=0
We multiply parentheses
2x^2-6x-(5x-12)=0
We get rid of parentheses
2x^2-6x-5x+12=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
2x^2-11x+12=0
a = 2; b = -11; c = +12;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -112-4·2·12
Δ = 25
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{25}=5$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-11)-5}{2*2}=\frac{6}{4} =1+1/2 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-11)+5}{2*2}=\frac{16}{4} =4 $

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