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12x to the power of 2 + 12x - 24 = 0

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Answer:

x = - 2 , x = 1

Explanation:

12x² + 12x - 24 = 0 ( divide through by 12 )

x² + x - 2 = 0 ← in standard form

consider the factors of the constant term (- 2) which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term (+ 1)

the factors are + 2 and - 1 , since

2 × - 1 = - 2 and 2 - 1 = + 1 , then

(x + 2)(x - 1) = 0 ← in factored form

equate each factor to zero and solve for x

x + 2 = 0 ⇒ x = - 2

x - 1 = 0 ⇒⇒ x = 1

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