Solve x2 + 10x + 12 = 36 for x.
12+10x+x^2= 36? i think lol
well lets start with x = 1 so 1 x 2 = 2 + 10 x 1 = 10 + 12 2 + 10 + 12 = 24 so x doesn't equal 1 lets try x = 2 2 x 2 = 410 x 2 = 204 + 20 + 12 = 36 so X = 2