Answer
$x=3$ or $x=-4$.
Work Step by Step
Rewrite the equation in the form
$$x^2 + x -12=0.$$
By factorization, we have
$$x^2 + x -12=(x-3)(x+4)=0.$$
Then we have
$$(x-3) =0, \quad \text{or} \quad (x+4)=0$$
That is,
$x=3$ or $x=-4$.
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring - Exercise - Page 364: 1
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