Plugging these values into the quadratic formula, we have:
$$x = \frac{-4 \pm \sqrt{4^2 - 4(2)(-3)}}{2(2)}$$
Simplifying further:
$$x = \frac{-4 \pm \sqrt{16 + 24}}{4}$$
$$x = \frac{-4 \pm \sqrt{40}}{4}$$
$$x = \frac{-4 \pm 2\sqrt{10}}{4}$$
Now, we can
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