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Which of the following are the solutions to the equation c² – 4c = 12?


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00:02

Okay yes i'm ash jumpers We've got another one were

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thrown at your head here Which of the following are

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the solutions to the equations He squared minus four c

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equals twelve And we're just going to go right ahead

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and subtract twelve and make this thing equal to zero

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before even start Okay well math tests are more enjoyable

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if we think of them like holidays Yeah we do

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that sort of At the very least they're an excuse

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to hum classic tunes like holly jolly math test and

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a joy to important and plain under our breath You

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tried out sometimes when you're bored like you are right

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now Yeah we know gain inspiration for this question by

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switching the mental record overto a rousing rendition of do

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you see what i see squared we want sing right

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now C squared minus force equals twelve isn't in the

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old standard form so yet we're good here with equal

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to zero right Well on the top of our holiday

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wish list is for this try no amiel to factor

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because the leading coefficient is one would just focus on

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the factor pairs of the constant there that negative twelve

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thing so we've got well negative one times files one

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factor than one times think of twelve getting to positive

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six and then nigga screening forward but but but but

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so all Right so we're thinking about this The coefficient

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of the ex term reveals that the correct factor pair

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must add to negative four there's only one way to

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do that We get negative six and positive too and

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they'll build binomial factors of c minus six and c

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plus two you know and like santa and his list

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check the factors twice multiply them together to see if

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they result in the original equation So when we'll do

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this thing you see money sex and people too And

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then first time first we got seaside c and then

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inside and then the outside is twelve zero c squared

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minus forty minus twelve Zero yeah so now that we're

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sure we have the correct factories ation we'll just set

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each factor equal to zero and solve for c and

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we got c money six zero or c equal six

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and c plus to a zero So c equals negative

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too Even if our math tradition sounded fake is a

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hallmark holiday While the solution six and negative two are

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enough reason to celebrate its answer B

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