a) x-7 = - 5
<=> x= 2
b) 128 - 3.x.(x+4) = 23
<=> - 3x2 - 12x +105=0
<=> -x2 -4x + 35 =0
\(\Delta'=156\Rightarrow\sqrt{\Delta'}=2\sqrt{39}\)
=> \(\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=-2+\sqrt{39}\\x=-2-\sqrt{39}\end{matrix}\right.\)
vậy S= \(\left\{-2+\sqrt{39};-2-\sqrt{39}\right\}\)