SOLUTION: Hello there I was just hoping that someone could help clarify how to solve this quadratic equation. I know that the answers end up being x=6 or -2 but Im not sure that I am carryin

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Question 873799: Hello there I was just hoping that someone could help clarify how to solve this quadratic equation. I know that the answers end up being x=6 or -2 but Im not sure that I am carrying out the steps right using the quadratic formula. Could anyone show me how this works out with all the steps? Thanks!
x^2-4x=12.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Same as

Directly using the general solution,


Simplifications;



-2 OR 6

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