Observe the following function.?

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Observe the following function.<br><img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/GED/eq01250.png'/><!--<m:math xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mrow><m:mi>f</m:mi><m:mrow><m:mo>(</m:mo><m:mi>x</m:mi><m:mo>)</m:mo></m:mrow><m:mo>=</m:mo><m:msup><m:mi>x</m:mi><m:mn>2</m:mn></m:msup><m:mo>-</m:mo><m:mn>4</m:mn><m:mi>x</m:mi></m:mrow></m:math>-→<br>For what value of x does <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/GED/eq01251.png'/><!--<m:math xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mrow><m:mi>f</m:mi><m:mrow><m:mo>(</m:mo><m:mi>x</m:mi><m:mo>)</m:mo></m:mrow><m:mo>=</m:mo><m:mn>12</m:mn></m:mrow></m:math>-->?