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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-029

Solve the equation  `14x=32-x^2`  for `x`.  (2 marks)

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`x=2 \ text{or}\ -16`

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`14x` `=32-x^2`
`x^2+14x-32` `=0`
`(x-2)(x+16)` `=0`

 
`:. x=2 \ text{or}\ -16`

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