SOLUTION: 2X(3)-14X(2)=16X Two times x to the third minus 14 times x to the second equals 16 times x Find x simplified
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2X(3)-14X(2)=16X
Two times x to the third minus 14 times x to the second equals 16 times x
Find x simplified
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2x^3-14x^2=16x
2x^3-14x^2-16x=0
2x(x^2-7x-8)=0
2x(x-8)(x+1)=0
x=0, x=8, x=-1
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