Question

What are the solutions to the quadratic equation 2x2 + 10x - 48 = 0?
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Answer 1

Answer:

x = 3 , x= -8

Explanation:

$2x^2+10x-48\\=2\left(x^2+5x-24\right)\\x^2+5x-24\\=\left(x^2-3x\right)+\left(8x-24\right)\\=x\left(x-3\right)+8\left(x-3\right)\\=\left(x-3\right)\left(x+8\right)\\=2\left(x-3\right)\left(x+8\right)\\2\left(x-3\right)\left(x+8\right)=0\\x-3=0\\x = 0+3\\x = 3\\x+8=0\\x+8-8=0-8\\x=-8\\x=3,\:x=-8$