In order to solve $ \color{blue}{ -12x^{4}-16x^{3}+12x^{2} = 0 } $, first we need to factor our $ x^2 $.
$$ -12x^{4}-16x^{3}+12x^{2} = x^2 \left( -12x^{2}-16x+12 \right) $$$ x = 0 $ is a root of multiplicity $ 2 $.
The remaining roots can be found by solving equation $ -12x^{2}-16x+12 = 0$.
$ -12x^{2}-16x+12 = 0 $ is a quadratic equation.
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