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Here is the problem: 2x squared minus 4x plus 6 equals 0.

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A quadratic equation in x: solve with the quadratic formula.

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Start with the equation.

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Move every term to one side to get standard form.

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Compute the discriminant.

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delta less than 0, so there are no real roots; the two roots are complex conjugates.

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Apply the quadratic formula with the square root of negative 1 equals i.

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Simplify.

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So the answer is x equals 1 minus the square root of 2 times i or x equals 1 plus the square root of 2 times i.

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The discriminant is negative, so there are no real solutions; the solutions are a pair of complex conjugates.

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Vieta: sum of roots equals 2 equals negative b/a equals 2; product equals 3 equals c/a equals 3.