SOLUTION: 0=16x2-(-16x-(-4)

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Question 483305: 0=16x2-(-16x-(-4)

Answer by Gogonati(809) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rewrite the equation without parentheses:16x%5E2%2B16x%2B4=0
Divide both sides by 4: 4x%5E2%2B4x%2B1=0. Now we solve the quadratic equation
by factoring:%282x%2B1%29%5E2=0<=>2x%2B1=0<=>x=-1%2F2.
The solution is x=-1/2.