Question

2x^2+12x+16
factor

Answer 1

2 (2+x) (4+x)

Answer 2

2x^2+ 8x+4x+16=0

Answer 3

ok ms moon, guess what the first step is again?

Answer 4

common factor of 2, start with \(2(x^2+6x+8)\)

Answer 5

then you see that \(2\times 4=8\) and \(2+4=6\) so you get
\[2(x+2)(x+4)\]