Question

(4x – 5)(7 – 2x) – (2x + 2)(2 – 4x)= -1

Answer 1

Answer: x= 19/21.

Explanation:

We can expand the expression to:

28x - 8x^2 - 35 + 10x -4x + 8x^2 - 4 + 8x = -1

We can then cancel the - 8x^2 and the + 8x^2 and simplify further by adding like terms:

38x - 35 + 4x -4 = -1 --> 42x - 39 = -1

We can then add 39 on both sides:

42x = 38

We can then divide both sides by the GCF (greatest common factor), 2:

21x = 19

We divide both sides by 21:

x = 19/21