SOLUTION: can you please help me? It says solve the quadratic equation.
x^2+4x-12=0
thank you!
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Question 701113: can you please help me? It says solve the quadratic equation.
x^2+4x-12=0
thank you!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint:
x^2+4x-12
factors to
(x+6)(x-2)
because 6 and -2 both multiply to -12 (the last number) and add to +4 (the middle coefficient)
Therefore,
x^2+4x-12 = 0
is the same as
(x+6)(x-2) = 0
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