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16x^{2}+24x+9-3=\left(4x-3\right)\left(3+4x\right)
Use binomial theorem \left(a+b\right)^{2}=a^{2}+2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(4x+3\right)^{2}.
16x^{2}+24x+6=\left(4x-3\right)\left(3+4x\right)
Subtract 3 from 9 to get 6.
16x^{2}+24x+6=16x^{2}-9
Use the distributive property to multiply 4x-3 by 3+4x and combine like terms.
16x^{2}+24x+6-16x^{2}=-9
Subtract 16x^{2} from both sides.
24x+6=-9
Combine 16x^{2} and -16x^{2} to get 0.
24x=-9-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
24x=-15
Subtract 6 from -9 to get -15.
x=\frac{-15}{24}
Divide both sides by 24.
x=-\frac{5}{8}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-15}{24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.