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or

We have

Since we cannot factor easily, we complete the square.
Adding 2 to both sides give,

Dividing through by 3 gives

Adding

to both sides gives

The expression on the Left Hand side is a perfect square.




Splitting the plus or minus sign gives

or
Answer: 2000
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
x=6
Step-by-step explanation: