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X2 - 12X = 8

X2 - 12X - 8 = 0

Looks like a job for the quadratic formula.

X = - b (+/-) sqrt(b2 - 4ac)/2a

a = 1

b = -12

c = - 8

X = - (- 12) (+/-) sqrt[(- 12)2 - 4(1)(- 8)]/2(1)

X = 12 (+/-) sqrt(144 + 32)/2

X = 12 (+/-) sqrt(176)/2

X = [12 (+/-) 4sqrt(11)]/2

=======================exact answer, less factor elimination. you do approximation.

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