SOLUTION: solve (x-99)(x-101)(x-103)(x-105)= -16

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Question 472716: solve (x-99)(x-101)(x-103)(x-105)= -16
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let u = x - 102. Our equation becomes (u+3)(u+1)(u-1)(u-3) = -16. We can rewrite this as

(collect 1st, 4th terms and 2nd, 3rd terms)









Since this is equal to x-102, we have