Điều kiện xác định: \(x\ge4\)

| 7 - |x - 1|| = x - 4

\(\Rightarrow\left(7-\left|x-1\right|\right)^2=\left(x-4\right)^2\\ \Leftrightarrow\left(x-1\right)^2-14\left|x-1\right|+49=x^2-8x+16\\ \Leftrightarrow x^2-2x+1-14\left|x-1\right|+49=x^2-8x+16\\ \Leftrightarrow6x+34=14\left|x-1\right|\)

\(\Leftrightarrow3x+17=7\left|x-1\right|\\ \Leftrightarrow9x^2+102x+289=49x^2-98x+49\\ \Leftrightarrow40x^2-200x-240\\ \Leftrightarrow40\left(x+1\right)\left(x-6\right)=0\\ \Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=-1\left(loại\right)\\x=6\left(t.m\right)\end{matrix}\right.\)

Vậy x = 6.