document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=483305>Question 483305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 0=16x2-(-16x-(-4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #330768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><B>Gogonati(855)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><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=Gogonati><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=330768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the equation without parentheses:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x%5E2%2B16x%2B4=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x%5E2%2B16x%2B4=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 4: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2%2B4x%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B4x%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now we solve the quadratic equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by factoring:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B1%29%5E2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B1%29%5E2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is x=-1/2. </SPAN>\n" );
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