Solving for x in a Simplified Problem: (14-2x)/π = (196+4x)/(π2)

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-This is what I need to simplify.
π((14-2x)/π)2

-This is what I got.
(196+4x)/(π2)

-This is the solution.
(196-56x+4x2)/π

Really unsure of where that -56x is coming from in the solution.
 
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The problem is that π((14-2x)/π)2 = n[(14-2x)2/n2] and not n[(142 + (-2x)2)/n2] the way you solved it.

Edit: Got beat to it.