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x+2/x=3

x+2/x=3 equation

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    2    
x + - = 3
    x    
$$x + \frac{2}{x} = 3$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$x + \frac{2}{x} = 3$$
Multiply the equation sides by the denominators:
and x
we get:
$$x \left(x + \frac{2}{x}\right) = 3 x$$
$$x^{2} + 2 = 3 x$$
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$x^{2} + 2 = 3 x$$
to
$$x^{2} - 3 x + 2 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -3$$
$$c = 2$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-3)^2 - 4 * (1) * (2) = 1

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$x_{2} = 1$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
1 + 2
$$1 + 2$$
=
3
$$3$$
product
2
$$2$$
=
2
$$2$$
2
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = 1
$$x_{1} = 1$$
x2 = 2
$$x_{2} = 2$$
x2 = 2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 1.0
x2 = 2.0
x2 = 2.0
The graph
x+2/x=3 equation