Find the roots of the equation 2x2−5x+3=0, by factorization.
32, 1
We need to find two numbers whose product is (3×2)=6 and whose sum is −5.
Let us first split the middle term −5x as −5x=(−2x)+(−3x)
[∴(−2x)×(−3x)=6x2=(2x2)×3].
So, 2x2−5x+3=2x2−2x−3x+3=2x(x−1)−3(x−1)=(2x−3)(x−1)
Now, 2x2−5x+3=0 can be rewritten as (2x−3)(x−1)=0.
⇒2x−3=0 or x−1=0.
Now, 2x−3=0 gives x=32
and x−1=0 gives x=1.
So, 32 and 1 are the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2−5x+3=0.