document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=458185>Question 458185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve X^3+4x^2-12x by factoring. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #314277 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=314277\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is nothing to solve. It is an expression not an equation. We solve equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is x the same as X?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In math, they are not the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The expression can be factored. First factor out x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find factors of -12 which add to 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 and -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+6)*(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*(x+6)*(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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