minus 5 on both sides 4x^2-12x+4=0 undistribute 4 for ease 4(x^2-3x+1)=0 since 4 does not equal zero, and the only thing that will get it to zero is 0, x^2-3x+1=0 use quadratic equation
if you hahve ax^2+bx+c=0 x=[tex] \frac{-b+/- \sqrt{b^{2}-4ac} }{2a}[/tex] 1x^2-3x+1=0 a=1 b=-3 c=1