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Reducing Equations to Simpler Form

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Solve:
$x^{2} - x - 12 = 0$

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$x^{2} - x - 12 = 0$
$⟹ x^{2} - 4 x + 3 x - 12 = 0$
$⟹ x (x - 4) + 3 (x - 4) = 0$
$⟹ (x + 3) (x - 4) = 0$
$⟹ x = - 3$ or $4$

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