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Untangle the following equation, to find the value of x.

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(x + 3)² – [(x – 2)(x + 1) – (2x – 1)] + x(x – 4) = x + (x + 2)(x + 1) + (x² – x) – [x(x – 3) – 4]

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Tangle Trap – Hard

Quadratic-style expansions: if the expression includes bracket × bracket, expand fully and methodically.

Multiply each term in the first bracket by each term in the second.
Write all resulting terms before combining anything.
Then collect like terms into a final simplified polynomial.

Common trap: forgetting one of the middle terms when expanding two brackets.

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