document.write( "Question 244411: The solution set of the equation x(x)-4x-12=0 \n" ); document.write( "

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x(x)-4x-12=0
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-4x-12=0
\n" ); document.write( "is a \"quadratic\" --
\n" ); document.write( "Two ways to solve:
\n" ); document.write( "- factoring (try this first)
\n" ); document.write( "- quadratic equation (last resort)
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\n" ); document.write( "But your equation can be factored as:
\n" ); document.write( "(x-6)(x+2) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Setting each of the terms inside the parenthesis to zero gives your solutions as:
\n" ); document.write( "x = {-2, 6} \n" ); document.write( "

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