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12+2-x^{2}=7
Multiply 4 and 3 to get 12.
14-x^{2}=7
Add 12 and 2 to get 14.
-x^{2}=7-14
Subtract 14 from both sides.
-x^{2}=-7
Subtract 14 from 7 to get -7.
x^{2}=\frac{-7}{-1}
Divide both sides by -1.
x^{2}=7
Fraction \frac{-7}{-1} can be simplified to 7 by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.
x=\sqrt{7} x=-\sqrt{7}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
12+2-x^{2}=7
Multiply 4 and 3 to get 12.
14-x^{2}=7
Add 12 and 2 to get 14.
14-x^{2}-7=0
Subtract 7 from both sides.
7-x^{2}=0
Subtract 7 from 14 to get 7.
-x^{2}+7=0
Quadratic equations like this one, with an x^{2} term but no x term, can still be solved using the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}, once they are put in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{0^{2}-4\left(-1\right)\times 7}}{2\left(-1\right)}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -1 for a, 0 for b, and 7 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{-4\left(-1\right)\times 7}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Square 0.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{4\times 7}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Multiply -4 times -1.
x=\frac{0±\sqrt{28}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Multiply 4 times 7.
x=\frac{0±2\sqrt{7}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Take the square root of 28.
x=\frac{0±2\sqrt{7}}{-2}
Multiply 2 times -1.
x=-\sqrt{7}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±2\sqrt{7}}{-2} when ± is plus.
x=\sqrt{7}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{0±2\sqrt{7}}{-2} when ± is minus.
x=-\sqrt{7} x=\sqrt{7}
The equation is now solved.