a/ -4x(x - 5) - 2x(8 - 2x) = -3
=> -4x2 + 20x - 16x + 4x2 = -3
=> 4x = -3
=> x = -3/4
b/ \(\frac{x-1}{-15}=-\frac{60}{x-1}\Rightarrow\left(x-1\right)^2=\left(-60\right)\left(-15\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow\left(x-1\right)^2=900\Rightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}x-1=30\\x-1=-30\end{cases}\Rightarrow\orbr{\begin{cases}x=31\\x=-29\end{cases}}}\)
Vậy x = -29 , x = 31