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Generally what I like to do, to solve questions like this is to substitute the given answers into the equation to solve this faster...
Equation: x^2 + 10x + 12 = 36
A.) (-12)^2 + 10(-12) + 12 = 36
144 - 120 + 12 = 36
24 + 12 = 36
36 = 36
(2)^2 + 10(2) + 12 = 36
4 + 20 + 12 = 36
24 + 12 = 36
36 = 36
Since we found the answer with the first try, we already know the correct answer is A.
So...
The Correct answer is: A.) x=-12 or x=2