Question

Solve by factoring.
4x2 - 5x + 1 = 0

Answer 1

\[4x^2-5x+1=(x-1)(4x-1)\]

Answer 2

split it up into 4x^2 - 4x - x + 1

Answer 3

so to solve you have
\[(x-1)(4x-1)=0\]
\[x-1=0\]
\[x=1\] or
\[4x-1=0\]
\[4x=1\]
\[x=\frac{1}{4}\]