Solving for x with exponents (algebra) So I am trying to help a friend do her homework and I am a bit stuck. 
$$8x+3 = 3x^2$$
I can look at this and see that the answer is $3$, but I am having a hard time remembering how to solve for $x$ in this situation. 
Could someone be so kind as to break down the steps in solving for $x$.
Thanks in advance for replies. 
 A: Here's a way without the formula. Using "completing the square"
\begin{align*}
3x^2-8x-3&=0\\
x^2-\frac{8}{3}x-1&=0\\
\left(x-\frac{4}{3}\right)^2-\frac{16}{9}-1&=0\\
x-\frac{4}{3}&=\pm \sqrt{\frac{25}{9}}\\
x &= \frac{4}{3}\pm \frac{5}{3}\\
x = \frac{9}{3} = 3\ \ &\mathrm{or}\ \ x = -\frac{1}{3}.
\end{align*}
A: This is a quadratic equation: the highest power of the unknown is $2$. Rearrange it to bring everything to one side of the equation:
$$3x^2-8x-3=0\;.$$
If you can easily factor the resulting expression, you can take a shortcut, but otherwise you either complete the square or use the quadratic formula.
Completing the square relies on the fact that $(x+a)^2=x^2+2ax+a^2$. First factor out the coefficient of $x^2$:
$$3x^2-8x-3=3\left(x^2-\frac83x-1\right)\;.\tag{1}$$
Now notice that if you set $a=-\dfrac{8/3}2=-\dfrac43$, you’ll have $$(x+a)^2=\left(x-\frac43\right)^2=x^2-\frac83x+\frac{16}9\;,$$ which agrees in all but the constant term with the expression in parentheses in $(1)$. Thus,
$$x^2-\frac83x-1=\left(x-\frac43\right)^2-\frac{16}9-1=\left(x-\frac43\right)^2-\frac{25}9\;,$$
and on substituting back into $(1)$ we have
$$0=3x^2-8x-3=3\left(x-\frac43\right)^2-\frac{25}3\;.$$ Rearranging this gives us
$$3\left(x-\frac43\right)^2=\frac{25}3\;,$$ or $$\left(x-\frac43\right)^2=\frac{25}9\;.$$ Finally, taking the square root on both sides and remembering that there are two square roots, one positive and one negative, we get
$$x-\frac43=\pm\frac53$$ and therefore $$x=\frac53+\frac43=\frac93=3\quad\text{or}\quad x=-\frac53+\frac43=-\frac13\;.$$
The quadratic formula can be derived by applying the method of completing the square to the general quadratic equation $ax^2+bx+c=0$. The result is that
$$x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\;.$$
A: $8x+3=3x^2$

You can solve the above equation using "Splitting middle term of quadratic equation" formula as well. It is mostly useful for simple equations like above.
Solution: 
You can re-write the above as:
$3 \cdot x^2 - 8 \cdot x -3 = 0$
Now try to express the middle term: $8 \cdot x$ as the factor of the product of the coefficient of the other two terms: $3 \cdot (-3) = (-9)$
Now $9$ can be represent as $9 \cdot 1$
Now look at the sign of the middle term: $8 \cdot x$ and it is $-$ (negetive)
Since it is negetive, express $-8x$ as $(-9x + 1x)$
So, the equation in this case will be:
$3 \cdot x^2 -9 \cdot x + 1 \cdot x  -3 = 0$
$\implies (x-3)(3x+1) = 0$
$\implies x =3, -\frac{1}{3}$
Now x can't be negative.
So, $x = 3$
Now put x =3 in the above mentioned equations:
So, 
$lm = 2 \cdot x +1 = 7$

$mn = 6 \cdot x -3 = 15 $ and

$ln = 3 \cdot x^2 -5 = 22$

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Reference: http://www.teacherschoice.com.au/Maths_Library/Algebra/Alg_18.htm
A: Rewrite the equation as $3x^2-8x-3=0$ and then use the quadratic formula with $a=3,b=-8,c=-3$.
$$
x=\frac{8\pm\sqrt{64+4*3*3}}{2*3} = \frac{8\pm 10}{6} = 3,-\frac{1}{3}
$$
A: Use the quadratic formula. First, move all the terms to one side: $8x+3=3x^2 \Rightarrow 3x^2-8x-3=0$. Then apply the formula 
$\Large \hspace{60mm}x=\frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$,
where $a=3, b=-8,$ and $c=-3$.
