Question

Solve for x in the equation 2x^2-5x+1=3.

Answer 1

It seems like the only clear way to answer this is by finding the discriminant and not using the quadratic formula, the answer for that is 41.

Answer 2

Solving this equation quadratically would give you the answer x = 5/4 +1/4 √41 or x= 5/4 + -1/4 √41