Answer:
cancel out as much of the equation as possible by doing inverse operations so add the 7 to both sides
x2 + 2x = 7
Divide by 2
x2 = 3.5
divide by 2 again
x = 1.75
now change x with 1.75 to check
1.75 x 2 = 3.5
3.5 + 3.5 - 7 = 0 so 1.75 is correct
Hope this helps
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