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Question
Solve (x2 – 3x)2 – 16(x2 – 3x) – 36 =0
Solution
(x2 – 3x)2 – 16(x2 – 3x) – 36 =0
Let `x^2 - 3x = y`
Then `y^2 - 16y - 36 = 0`
`=> y^2 - 18y + 2y - 36 = 0`
`=> (y - 18)(y + 2) = 0`
if y - 18 = 0 or y + 2 = 0
`=> x^2 - 3x - 18 = 0 or x^2 - 3x + 2 = 0`
`=> x^2 - 6x + 3x - 18 = 0 or x^2 - 2x - x + 2 = 0`
`=> x(x - 6) + 3(x - 6) = 0 or x(x - 2) -1(x - 2) = 0`
=> (x - 6)(x + 3) = 0 or (x - 2)(x - 1) = 0
if x - 6 = 0 or x + 3 = 0 or x - 2 = 0 or x -1 =0
then x = 6 or x = -3 or x = 2 or x = 1
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