document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298025>Question 298025</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve the quadratic equation 3x-12. When I factor out the binomial I get 3(x-2)(x+2). I am stuck on what to do. How do we continue to solve this equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #214507 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=214507\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x-12 is neither quadratic nor an equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't see an equal sign. Do you see an equal sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quadratic means power of 2 there is only power of one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sorry but 3x-12 doesn't factor to 3*(x-1)*(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now I see what you did.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maybe you mean 3*(x-1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But again there is no equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it were the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(x-1)^2=0 then the answer would be x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for your 3*(x-2)*(x-2)=0 then answer would be x=2 but that doesn't come from 3*(x-1)^2<BR>\n" );
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