SOLUTION: Can you show the work on the following equation so I can "see how" it is done?
x^2 -6x -16 = 0
x^2 means x squared.
Thank you!!
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x^2 -6x -16 = 0
x^2 means x squared.
Thank you!!
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Question 442871: Can you show the work on the following equation so I can "see how" it is done?
x^2 -6x -16 = 0
x^2 means x squared.
Thank you!! Found 2 solutions by AKT, richard1234:Answer by AKT(2) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x^2-6x-16=0
then
x^2-8x+2x-16=0
then
x(x-8)+2(x-8)=0,
(x-8) (x+2) =0,
therefor
x=8 or x=-2.
-2 is not a possible answer therefor x=8 is the final answer.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This expression can be factored, because factors of -16 which add up to -6 are -8 and 2. Hence, it can be factored as
(x-8)(x+2) = 0. By the zero-property rule, x = 8 or x = -2.
