SOLUTION: factor x^2+8x+16

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Question 364511: factor
x^2+8x+16
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Hi, 

factor

x^2+8x+16

Express as the product of (x + ?)(x + ?) 

In this case, the +s used according to the signs of the trinomial given

x^2+8x+16

(x + 4)(x + 4) works as 4x + 4x = 8x and 4*4 = 16