a) 16x^2 - (4x - 5)^2 = 15
<=> 16x^2 - 16x^2 + 40x - 25 = 15
<=> 40x = 40
<=> x = 1
b) (2x + 3)^2 - 4(x - 1)(x + 1) = 49
<=> 4x^2 + 12x + 9 - 4x^2 - 4x + 4x + 4 = 49
<=> 12x + 13 = 49
<=> 12x = 36
<=> x = 3
c) (2x + 1)(1 - 2x) + (1 - 2x)^2 = 18
<=> 1 - 4x^2 + 1 - 4x + 4x^2 = 18
<=> 2 - 4x = 18
<=> -4x = 16
<=> x = -4
d)2(x + 1)^2 - (x - 3)(x + 3) - (x - 4)^2 = 0
<=> 2x^2 + 4x + 2 - x^2 + 3^2 - x^2 + 8x - 16 = 0
<=> 12x - 5 = 0
<=> 12x = 5
<=> x = 5/12
e) (x - 5)^2 - x(x - 4) = 9
<=> x^2 - 10x + 25 - x^2 + 4x = 9
<=> -6x + 25 = 9
<=> -6x = 9 - 25
<=> -6x = -16
<=> x = -16/-6 = 8/3
f) (x - 5)^2 + (x - 4)(1 - x) = 0
<=> x^2 - 10x + 25 + x - x^2 - x - 4 + 4x = 0
<=> -5x + 21 = 0
<=> -5x = -21
<=> x = 21/5