Answer: First option.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. To solve this problem you can applly the quadratic formula, which is shown below:

2. The quadratic equation is:

3. Then:
a=1
b=-4
c=-38
4. Therefore, when you substitute these values into the quadratic formula, you obtain the following result:

x=2±√42
-4(x + 1) + 7x = 8
-4x - 4 + 7x = 8
3x - 4 = 8
3x = 8 + 4
3x = 12
x = 12/3
x = 4 <===
Answer:
add 18 to both sides, giving you 3x = 96
For any values less than -3, the answer is undefined, because then you have a negative value for √x+3