document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=442871>Question 442871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you show the work on the following equation so I can \"see how\" it is done?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 -6x -16 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 means x squared.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #305498 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=305498\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This expression can be factored, because factors of -16 which add up to -6 are -8 and 2. Hence, it can be factored as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-8)(x+2) = 0. By the zero-property rule, x = 8 or x = -2. </SPAN>\n" );
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