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WAEC 2022 · Paper 1 · Q50

Solve 6x2=5x−16x^2 = 5x - 1.

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. Bring everything to one side: 6x2−5x+1=06x^2 - 5x + 1 = 0.
  2. Factorise: (2x−1)(3x−1)=0(2x - 1)(3x - 1) = 0.
  3. So x=12x = \frac12 or x=13x = \frac13, option C.

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