Could you clarify what you want to do with this expression? It’s a bit ambiguous without the task. Here are a few common interpretations and results:
Simplify
- -144 x' (14 − 2x) = 288 (x − 7) x'
View as a time derivative (x = x(t))
- -144 (14 − 2x) x' = d/dt [36 (14 − 2x)^2]
- Since d/dt [36 (14 − 2x)^2] = -144 (14 − 2x) x'
Integrate with respect to t
- ∫ -144 (14 − 2x) x' dt = 36 (14 − 2x)^2 + C
- (Equivalently, treating dx = x' dt, ∫ -144 (14 − 2x) dx = -144 (14x − x^2) + C, which differs by a constant from the previous form.)
Solve a differential equation if you mean -144 (14 − 2x) x' = 0
- Solutions: x'(t) = 0 or 14 − 2x = 0
- This gives x(t) = constant (any constant), and in particular x ≡ 7 is included.
If you can tell me which of these matches your problem (or provide the exact task statement), I’ll give a full, step-by-step solution aligned to that.