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Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

If x=2x=2, the value of 4x23x24x^2-3x^2 is

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Solution

Simplifying, $4x^2 - 3x^2 =
x^2.When. When x=2$, this
expression equals 44.

Alternatively, when x=2x = 2, we have
$4x^2 - 3x^2 = 4 \cdot 2^2 - 3 \cdot 2^2 = 16
- 12 = 4$.

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