How do you factor x squared 4x - 12?

Answer 1

x^2 + 4x - 12 = 0 since we have -12, its factors are with different sign;

(x + )(x - ) = 0

since we have 4x, that means that factors are 6 and 2, and 6 will be positive, so we have:

(x + 6)(x - 2)= 0

x = -6 or x = 2

(check)

Answer 2

use a calculator