SOLUTION: Please solve it x^ +7x+12=0

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Question 171452: Please solve it
x^ +7x+12=0
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2+7x+12=0
Factoring gives:
(x+4)(x+3) =0
.
Setting each term in parentheses to zero and solving gives you both solutions:
x+4 = 0
x = -4
.
x+3 = 0
x = -3
.
Therefore,
x = {-3, -4}