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Solve for x if 2(5x + 2)^2 = 48

User Bhv
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12 votes
i think x= 3.2 but who knows i’m not that good at math
User Alexey Markov
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23 votes
Distribute=2(5x+2) and 2(5x(5x+2)+2(5x+2))

Distribute
2
(
2
5

2
+
1
0

+
2
(
5

+
2
)
)
2
(
25
x
2
+
10
x
+
2
(
5
x
+
2
)
)
2
(
2
5

2
+
1
0

+
1
0

+
4
)



Combine like terms
2
(
2
5

2
+
1
0

+
1
0

+
4
)
2
(
25
x
2
+
10
x
+
10
x
+
4
)
2
(
2
5

2
+
2
0

+
4
)
User Warhansen
by
3.0k points
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