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Step-by-step explanation:
this is a quadratic equation
first, move the 7x over to the other side so that we have 0 on one side
x^2+7x+12=0
now, we can factor
turn 7x into 3x and 4x, so x^2+3x+4x+12=0
you can turn x^2+3x into x(x+3) and 4x+12 into 4(x+3)
so, our new equation is x(x+3)+4(x+3)=0
that can be turned into (x+4)(x+3)=0 via the distributive property
so, either x+4 or x+3 has to be equal to 0
so, x is either -4 or -3
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