Question

please help me solve: x^2=6x=16

Answer 1

i need to solve for x

Answer 2

Is that written correctly? That is, \[x ^{2}=6x=16? \]

Answer 3

whoops... actually its x^2=6x+16

my apologies

Answer 4

Okay. Let's put it in a more standard form by subtraction.

\[x ^{2}-6x-16=0\]

Now we can factor it.

You're familiar with factorization and distributive properties?

Answer 5

oh duh. yes i am familiar... it was from the original prompt involving logs and i totally forgot i could move it to a quadratic. Thanks a bunch!!

Answer 6

sure.