SOLUTION: This problem I need to factor but I think I am a little confused with it. Factor algabraic expressions completely 16x^2 + 4x + 25

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Question 231988: This problem I need to factor but I think I am a little confused with it.
Factor algabraic expressions completely
16x^2 + 4x + 25

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That can't be factored with real numbers.
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)
Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case 16x%5E2%2B4x%2B25+=+0) has the following solutons:

x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant b%5E2-4ac should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant b%5E2-4ac: b%5E2-4ac=%284%29%5E2-4%2A16%2A25=-1584.

The discriminant -1584 is less than zero. That means that there are no solutions among real numbers.

If you are a student of advanced school algebra and are aware about imaginary numbers, read on.


In the field of imaginary numbers, the square root of -1584 is + or - sqrt%28+1584%29+=+39.7994974842648.

The solution is , or
Here's your graph:
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+16%2Ax%5E2%2B4%2Ax%2B25+%29