(2x+3)(2x−3)=7
Let's solve the equation. First, we'll simplify the algebraic expressions using the abbreviated multiplication formula for difference of squares:
(a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2
We will then apply the mentioned rule and open the parentheses in the expression in the equation:
(2x+3)(2x−3)=7(2x)2−32=74x2−32=7
In the final stage, we distributed the exponent over the parentheses to both multiplication terms inside the parentheses, according to the laws of exponents:
(ab)n=anbn
Let's continue and combine like terms, by moving terms:
4x2−32=7 4x2−9=74x2−16=0
Next - we can see that the equation is of second degree and that the coefficient of the first-degree term is 0, so we'll try to solve it using repeated use (in reverse) of the abbreviated multiplication formula for the difference of squares mentioned earlier:
4x2−16=0↔?a2−b2↓(2x)2−42=0↔!a2−b2↓(2x+4)(2x−4)=0↔(a+b)(a−b)
From here we'll remember that the product of expressions will yield 0 only if at least one of the multiplying expressions equals zero,
Therefore we get two simple equations and we'll solve them by isolating the unknown in each:
2x+4=02x=−4/:2x=−2
or:
2x−4=02x=4/:2x=2
Let's summarize the solution to the equation:
(2x+3)(2x−3)=7↓(2x)2−32=74x2−16=0↓(2x+4)(2x−4)=0↓2x+4=0→x=−22x−4=0→x=2↓x=2,−2
Therefore the correct answer is answer B.