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14-\left(6-x\right)^{2}=x\left(2-x\right)
Multiply 6-x and 6-x to get \left(6-x\right)^{2}.
14-\left(36-12x+x^{2}\right)=x\left(2-x\right)
Use binomial theorem \left(a-b\right)^{2}=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(6-x\right)^{2}.
14-36+12x-x^{2}=x\left(2-x\right)
To find the opposite of 36-12x+x^{2}, find the opposite of each term.
-22+12x-x^{2}=x\left(2-x\right)
Subtract 36 from 14 to get -22.
-22+12x-x^{2}=2x-x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply x by 2-x.
-22+12x-x^{2}-2x=-x^{2}
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-22+10x-x^{2}=-x^{2}
Combine 12x and -2x to get 10x.
-22+10x-x^{2}+x^{2}=0
Add x^{2} to both sides.
-22+10x=0
Combine -x^{2} and x^{2} to get 0.
10x=22
Add 22 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
x=\frac{22}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
x=\frac{11}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{22}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.