1. **State the problem:** Solve the equation $\log_4(4xe^{2} + 7) - \log_4(x+1) = 2$ for $x$.
2. **Recall the logarithm subtraction rule:** $\log_a A - \log_a B = \log_a \left(\frac{A}{B}\right)$.
3. **Apply the rule:**
$$\log_4 \left(\frac{4xe^{2} + 7}{x+1}\right) = 2$$
4. **Rewrite the logarithmic equation in exponential form:**
$$\frac{4xe^{2} + 7}{x+1} = 4^{2}$$
5. **Calculate $4^{2}$:**
$$4^{2} = 16$$
6. **Set up the equation:**
$$\frac{4xe^{2} + 7}{x+1} = 16$$
7. **Multiply both sides by $(x+1)$ to clear the denominator:**
$$4xe^{2} + 7 = 16(x+1)$$
8. **Expand the right side:**
$$4xe^{2} + 7 = 16x + 16$$
9. **Bring all terms to one side:**
$$4xe^{2} - 16x + 7 - 16 = 0$$
10. **Simplify constants:**
$$4xe^{2} - 16x - 9 = 0$$
11. **Factor out $x$ from the terms with $x$:**
$$x(4e^{2} - 16) - 9 = 0$$
12. **Isolate $x$:**
$$x(4e^{2} - 16) = 9$$
13. **Divide both sides by $(4e^{2} - 16)$:**
$$x = \frac{9}{\cancel{4e^{2} - 16}}$$
14. **Check domain restrictions:**
- $x+1 > 0 \Rightarrow x > -1$
- $4xe^{2} + 7 > 0 \Rightarrow x > -\frac{7}{4e^{2}}$
Since $-\frac{7}{4e^{2}} > -1$, the domain is $x > -\frac{7}{4e^{2}}$.
15. **Evaluate denominator:**
$$4e^{2} - 16 = 4(e^{2} - 4)$$
Since $e^{2} \approx 7.389$, $e^{2} - 4 \approx 3.389 > 0$, denominator is positive.
16. **Final solution:**
$$x = \frac{9}{4e^{2} - 16}$$
This $x$ satisfies the domain restrictions.
**Answer:**
$$\boxed{x = \frac{9}{4e^{2} - 16}}$$
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