SOLUTION: Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and then factor by grouping. x^2 + 10x + 16

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Question 64304: Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and then factor by grouping.
x^2 + 10x + 16
Answer by chitra(359) About Me  (Show Source):
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The given expression is:

x%5E2+%2B+10x+%2B+16

The midle term can be written as the sum of these two terrms.

That is:

8x and 2x

x%5E2+%2B+8x+%2B+2x+%2B+16

x%28x+%2B+8%29+%2B+2%28x+%2B+8%29

So, taking (x + 8) as a common factor, we get:

(x + 8)(x + 2)

Hence, the solution