SOLUTION: please help: (3x+2)^2=16

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Question 331357: please help: (3x+2)^2=16
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(3x+2)^2=16
9x^2+12x+4=18
9x^2+12x+4-18=0
4x^2+12x-14=0
2(x^2+6x-7)=0
2(x+7)(x-1)=0
x+7=0
x=-7 ans.
x-1=0
x=1 ans.