What are the solutions of the quadratic equation 4x2 - 8x – 12 = 0?

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Step-by-step explanation:

divide through by 4

x2 - 2x - 3 = 0

x2 - 3x + x - 3 = 0

(x2 - 3x) + (x - 3) = 0

x(x - 3) + 1(x - 3) = 0

(x + 1) (x - 3) = 0

x + 1 = 0 and x - 3 = 0

x = -1 and x = 3

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents