document.write( "Question 226626: Help me solve the following by factoring:
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x^3 -3x^2 -4x +12 =0
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 ( x-3) -4(x-3)=0
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\n" ); document.write( "(x^2 -4) ( x-3) = 0,,,,,now factor difference of 2 squares
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+2)(x-2)(x-3)=0
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\n" ); document.write( "-8 -12 +8 +12 =0,,,,ok
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