Question

How do you solve `12(x -4)-(x+2)=(x+2)(x-4)`?

Answer 1

First, distribute.

Explanation:

`12x - 48 - x - 2 = x^2 + 2x - 4x - 8`

`0 = x^2 - 13x + 40`

`0 = (x - 8)(x - 5)`

`x = 8 and 5`

Hopefully this helps!