200-(-2) is actually 200-1(-2)
So thats multiplication
Then its 200+2
So addition is the last calculation to be done.
(x-1)^2=9 <=> x-1=3 <=> x=4
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

<u>Multiply both sides by 7:</u>


<u>Subtract 4 from both sides:</u>


<u>Divide both sides by 10:</u>


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Factor this by grouping. Group the first two terms together and then the second 2 terms together. The idea here is that, after grouping, what you can pull out in both groups is the same. Like this:

Now work on finding a common thing between the 2 groups:

See, what you have in common there now is the (x-9) that you can factor out:

And that is factored completely.