That doesn't factor neatly. Applying the quadratic formula, we find two real solutions:-6 plus or minus 2 times the square root of 2
x = -3.1715728752538097
x = -8.82842712474619
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The discriminant of this quadratic is 122 - 4*1*28 = 32
So the roots are [-12 +/- sqrt(32)]/2 = -6 +/- 2sqrt(2)
So the factorisation is [x+6-2sqrt(2)] * [x+6+2sqrt(2)]
-(x - 14)(x + 2)
(x + 4)(x + 8)
(x + 4)(x + 1)
(x + 13)(2 - x)
x2-3x+2.25 is the same as 4x2-12x+9 and is (2x-3)(2x-3) when factored