How do I solve this?

-6x-1+5x^2 = 8x^2

Thanks

Or, by approximating:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let’s convert this to standard form. We have:

Subtract 5x² from both sides:

And add 6x and 1 to both sides:

This is not factorable. So, we will need to use the quadratic formula.

The quadratic formula for a quadratic in standard form is given by:

In this case, a=3; b=6, and c=1.

Substitute appropriately:

Simplify:

We can simplify the square root:

Hence:

Simplify:

Hence, we will have two solutions:

Approximating them, we can see that our solutions are approximately:

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