Solve the Quadratic Equation: x² + 10x + 16 = 0

Question

x2+10x+16=0 x^2+10x+16=0

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find X
00:03 We'll break it down using trinomial, looking at coefficients
00:08 We want to find 2 numbers that sum to B (10)
00:13 and their product equals C (16)
00:19 These are the matching numbers, we'll substitute in parentheses
00:26 We'll find what zeros each factor
00:36 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's observe that the given equation:

x2+10x+16=0 x^2+10x+16=0 is a quadratic equation that can be solved using quick factoring:

x2+10x+16=0{??=16?+?=10(x+2)(x+8)=0 x^2+10x+16=0 \longleftrightarrow\begin{cases}\underline{?}\cdot\underline{?}=16\\ \underline{?}+\underline{?}=10\end{cases}\\ \downarrow\\ (x+2)(x+8)=0 and therefore we get two simpler equations from which we can extract the solution:

(x+2)(x+8)=0x+2=0x=2x+8=0x=8x=2,8 (x+2)(x+8)=0 \\ \downarrow\\ x+2=0\rightarrow\boxed{x=-2}\\ x+8=0\rightarrow\boxed{x=-8}\\ \boxed{x=-2,-8} Therefore, the correct answer is answer B.

Answer

x=8,x=2 x=-8,x=-2