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4\sqrt{4x+13}=-2x+3-\left(4x+13+4\right)
Subtract 4x+13+4 from both sides of the equation.
4\sqrt{4x+13}=-2x+3-\left(4x+17\right)
Add 13 and 4 to get 17.
4\sqrt{4x+13}=-2x+3-4x-17
To find the opposite of 4x+17, find the opposite of each term.
4\sqrt{4x+13}=-6x+3-17
Combine -2x and -4x to get -6x.
4\sqrt{4x+13}=-6x-14
Subtract 17 from 3 to get -14.
\left(4\sqrt{4x+13}\right)^{2}=\left(-6x-14\right)^{2}
Square both sides of the equation.
4^{2}\left(\sqrt{4x+13}\right)^{2}=\left(-6x-14\right)^{2}
Expand \left(4\sqrt{4x+13}\right)^{2}.
16\left(\sqrt{4x+13}\right)^{2}=\left(-6x-14\right)^{2}
Calculate 4 to the power of 2 and get 16.
16\left(4x+13\right)=\left(-6x-14\right)^{2}
Calculate \sqrt{4x+13} to the power of 2 and get 4x+13.
64x+208=\left(-6x-14\right)^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply 16 by 4x+13.
64x+208=36x^{2}+168x+196
Use binomial theorem \left(a-b\right)^{2}=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(-6x-14\right)^{2}.
64x+208-36x^{2}=168x+196
Subtract 36x^{2} from both sides.
64x+208-36x^{2}-168x=196
Subtract 168x from both sides.
-104x+208-36x^{2}=196
Combine 64x and -168x to get -104x.
-104x+208-36x^{2}-196=0
Subtract 196 from both sides.
-104x+12-36x^{2}=0
Subtract 196 from 208 to get 12.
-26x+3-9x^{2}=0
Divide both sides by 4.
-9x^{2}-26x+3=0
Rearrange the polynomial to put it in standard form. Place the terms in order from highest to lowest power.
a+b=-26 ab=-9\times 3=-27
To solve the equation, factor the left hand side by grouping. First, left hand side needs to be rewritten as -9x^{2}+ax+bx+3. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.
1,-27 3,-9
Since ab is negative, a and b have the opposite signs. Since a+b is negative, the negative number has greater absolute value than the positive. List all such integer pairs that give product -27.
1-27=-26 3-9=-6
Calculate the sum for each pair.
a=1 b=-27
The solution is the pair that gives sum -26.
\left(-9x^{2}+x\right)+\left(-27x+3\right)
Rewrite -9x^{2}-26x+3 as \left(-9x^{2}+x\right)+\left(-27x+3\right).
-x\left(9x-1\right)-3\left(9x-1\right)
Factor out -x in the first and -3 in the second group.
\left(9x-1\right)\left(-x-3\right)
Factor out common term 9x-1 by using distributive property.
x=\frac{1}{9} x=-3
To find equation solutions, solve 9x-1=0 and -x-3=0.
4\times \frac{1}{9}+13+4+4\sqrt{4\times \frac{1}{9}+13}=-2\times \frac{1}{9}+3
Substitute \frac{1}{9} for x in the equation 4x+13+4+4\sqrt{4x+13}=-2x+3.
\frac{289}{9}=\frac{25}{9}
Simplify. The value x=\frac{1}{9} does not satisfy the equation.
4\left(-3\right)+13+4+4\sqrt{4\left(-3\right)+13}=-2\left(-3\right)+3
Substitute -3 for x in the equation 4x+13+4+4\sqrt{4x+13}=-2x+3.
9=9
Simplify. The value x=-3 satisfies the equation.
x=-3
Equation 4\sqrt{4x+13}=-6x-14 has a unique solution.