SOLUTION: I cant seem to get past this problem 4x+17 squared =4-X+1 SQUARED HELP!!!

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Question 681745: I cant seem to get past this problem
4x+17 squared =4-X+1 SQUARED
HELP!!!
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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%284x%2B17%29%5E2+=+highlight_green%28%284-x%2B1%29%5E2%29
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(4x+17)(4x+17)
16x^2 + 68x + 68x + 289
16x^2 + 136x + 289
...
(4-x+1)^2
(5-x)^2
(5-x)(5-x)
25 - 5x - 5x + x^2
x^2 - 10x + 25
...
16x^2 + 136x + 289 = x^2 - 10x + 25
16x^2 - x^2 + 136x + 10x + 289 - 25 = 0
15x^2 + 146x + 264 = 0
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Quadratic Formula
x = %28-146+%2B-+sqrt%28146%5E2-4%2815%29%28264%29%29%29%2F%282%2A15%29
x = %28-146+%2B-+sqrt%2821316-15840%29%29%2F30
x = %28-146+%2B-+sqrt%285476%29%29%2F30
x = %28-146+%2B-+74%29%2F30
...
x = %28-146+%2B+74%29%2F30+=+-72%2F30+=+-24%2F10+=+highlight_green%28-2.4%29
AND
x = %28-146+-+74%29%2F30+=+-220%2F30+=+-22%2F3+=+highlight_green%28-7.33%29
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