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(4x-12)*(x+6)=0 equation

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(4*x - 12)*(x + 6) = 0
$$\left(x + 6\right) \left(4 x - 12\right) = 0$$
Detail solution
Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(x + 6\right) \left(4 x - 12\right) = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$4 x^{2} + 12 x - 72 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 4$$
$$b = 12$$
$$c = -72$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(12)^2 - 4 * (4) * (-72) = 1296

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = 3$$
$$x_{2} = -6$$
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-6 + 3
$$-6 + 3$$
=
-3
$$-3$$
product
-6*3
$$- 18$$
=
-18
$$-18$$
-18
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -6
$$x_{1} = -6$$
x2 = 3
$$x_{2} = 3$$
x2 = 3
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -6.0
x2 = 3.0
x2 = 3.0