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What is the value of 7(x+4)²- 3x=2

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Answer:

x = 2/3 = 0.667

x = 2

Explanation:

Rearrange the equation by subtracting what is to the right of the equal sign from both sides of the equation

3*x^2-7*x-(x-4)=0

STEP 1: Equation at the end of step 1

(3x2 - 7x) - (x - 4) = 0

STEP: 2 Try to factor by splitting the middle term

Factoring 3x2-8x+4

The first term is, 3x2 its coefficient is 3 .

The middle term is, -8x its coefficient is -8 .

The last term, the constant is +4

Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 3 • 4 = 12

Find two factors of 12 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -8 .

Equation at the end of step 2

(x - 2) • (3x - 2) = 0

We should now solve each term = 0 separately

In other words, we are going to solve as many equations as there are terms in the product

Any solution of term = 0 solves product = 0 as well.

Solve : x-2 = 0 (Add 2 to both sides of the equation x = 2)

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