Use factoring to find the zeros y=x^2+x-12 and the equation of the axis of symmetry .

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amistre64 · Answer

what steps have you tried so far?

anonymous · Answer

- None , I dont know how .

amistre64 · Answer

You have been given plenty of good answers, and explanations as to how to solve these kinds of problems ... this problem is no different from the rest of them.

What do you think we could do to it? just as a guess from all the other answers youve been given ..

amistre64 · Answer

We either need to factor this, OR use suitable portions of the quadratic formula to determine a correct answer right?

anonymous · Answer

- I dont know why I still dont undestand .

amistre64 · Answer

the quadratic formula is the most "plug-and-play" version.

we determine the values for the general formula and just plug them in where they go ..

amistre64 · Answer

it would be good to memorize these to forms for playing with quadratics:

ax^2 +bx + c       and      $\cfrac{-(b)\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$

amistre64 · Answer

the first one is the general expression for a quadratic equation and identifies where to find the values that correspond to a, b, and c

[a] x^2  [+b] x  [+c]  is general.
[1 ]x^2  [+1] x  [-12]  is the specifics

amistre64 · Answer

does this make sense?

anonymous · Answer

- Not much , im a really slow learner sorry .

amistre64 · Answer

then it would behoove you to not post a ton of questions and only focus on one at a time so that you can become disciplined in the math :)