Solve 2(x-7)^2-37=-35

$$2 ( x - 7 ) ^ { 2 } - 37 = - 35$$

Solve for x

$$x=8$$

$$x=6$$

Steps Using Factoring By Grouping

Use binomial theorem \left(a-b\right)^{2}=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(x-7\right)^{2}.

$$2\left(x^{2}-14x+49\right)-37=-35$$

Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x^{2}-14x+49.

$$2x^{2}-28x+98-37=-35$$

Subtract 37 from 98 to get 61.

$$2x^{2}-28x+61=-35$$

Add 35 to both sides.

$$2x^{2}-28x+61+35=0$$

Add 61 and 35 to get 96.

$$2x^{2}-28x+96=0$$

Divide both sides by 2.

$$x^{2}-14x+48=0$$

To solve the equation, factor the left hand side by grouping. First, left hand side needs to be rewritten as x^{2}+ax+bx+48. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.

$$a+b=-14 ab=1\times 48=48$$

Since ab is positive, a and b have the same sign. Since a+b is negative, a and b are both negative. List all such integer pairs that give product 48.

$$-1,-48 -2,-24 -3,-16 -4,-12 -6,-8$$

Calculate the sum for each pair.

$$-1-48=-49 -2-24=-26 -3-16=-19 -4-12=-16 -6-8=-14$$

The solution is the pair that gives sum -14.

$$a=-8 b=-6$$

Rewrite x^{2}-14x+48 as \left(x^{2}-8x\right)+\left(-6x+48\right).

$$\left(x^{2}-8x\right)+\left(-6x+48\right)$$

Factor out x in the first and -6 in the second group.

$$x\left(x-8\right)-6\left(x-8\right)$$

Factor out common term x-8 by using distributive property.

$$\left(x-8\right)\left(x-6\right)$$

To find equation solutions, solve x-8=0 and x-6=0.

$$x=8 x=6$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

Use binomial theorem \left(a-b\right)^{2}=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(x-7\right)^{2}.

$$2\left(x^{2}-14x+49\right)-37=-35$$

Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x^{2}-14x+49.

$$2x^{2}-28x+98-37=-35$$

Subtract 37 from 98 to get 61.

$$2x^{2}-28x+61=-35$$

Add 35 to both sides.

$$2x^{2}-28x+61+35=0$$

Add 61 and 35 to get 96.

$$2x^{2}-28x+96=0$$

This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 2 for a, -28 for b, and 96 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{\left(-28\right)^{2}-4\times 2\times 96}}{2\times 2}$$

Square -28.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{784-4\times 2\times 96}}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply -4 times 2.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{784-8\times 96}}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply -8 times 96.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{784-768}}{2\times 2}$$

Add 784 to -768.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{16}}{2\times 2}$$

Take the square root of 16.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±4}{2\times 2}$$

The opposite of -28 is 28.

$$x=\frac{28±4}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply 2 times 2.

$$x=\frac{28±4}{4}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{28±4}{4} when ± is plus. Add 28 to 4.

$$x=\frac{32}{4}$$

Divide 32 by 4.

$$x=8$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{28±4}{4} when ± is minus. Subtract 4 from 28.

$$x=\frac{24}{4}$$

Divide 24 by 4.

$$x=6$$

The equation is now solved.

$$x=8 x=6$$

Steps for Completing the Square

Use binomial theorem \left(a-b\right)^{2}=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(x-7\right)^{2}.

$$2\left(x^{2}-14x+49\right)-37=-35$$

Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x^{2}-14x+49.

$$2x^{2}-28x+98-37=-35$$

Subtract 37 from 98 to get 61.

$$2x^{2}-28x+61=-35$$

Subtract 61 from both sides.

$$2x^{2}-28x=-35-61$$

Subtract 61 from -35 to get -96.

$$2x^{2}-28x=-96$$

Divide both sides by 2.

$$\frac{2x^{2}-28x}{2}=-\frac{96}{2}$$

Dividing by 2 undoes the multiplication by 2.

$$x^{2}+\left(-\frac{28}{2}\right)x=-\frac{96}{2}$$

Divide -28 by 2.

$$x^{2}-14x=-\frac{96}{2}$$

Divide -96 by 2.

$$x^{2}-14x=-48$$

Divide -14, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -7. Then add the square of -7 to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.

$$x^{2}-14x+\left(-7\right)^{2}=-48+\left(-7\right)^{2}$$

Square -7.

$$x^{2}-14x+49=-48+49$$

Add -48 to 49.

$$x^{2}-14x+49=1$$

Factor x^{2}-14x+49. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.

$$\left(x-7\right)^{2}=1$$

Take the square root of both sides of the equation.

$$\sqrt{\left(x-7\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{1}$$

Simplify.

$$x-7=1 x-7=-1$$

Add 7 to both sides of the equation.

$$x=8 x=6$$