document.write( "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!\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #527116 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Same as \"x%5E2-4x-12=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Directly using the general solution,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-%28-4%29%2B-+sqrt%28%28-4%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-12%29%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%284%2B-+sqrt%284%5E2%2B4%2A12%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%284%2B-+sqrt%2864%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%284%2B-+8%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "-2 OR 6
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