Solve the following equation: x^2- x - 12 = 0

When looking at this equation, we need to think of two numbers that multiply together to give 12 and have a difference of one. We can rewrite the equation as the following: (x-4)(x+3) = 0 Solving for x:This gives two solutions of x=4 and x=-3

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