Question

Factor the trinomial completely. x^2+10x+16

Answer 1

What factors of 16 will add up to 10

Answer 2

don't understand

Answer 3

What two numbers can you multiply together to get 16, and also add or subtract to get 10

16 and 1?
4 and 4?
8 and 2?

Answer 4

yes all those for 16 and for 10. 5+5, 1+9 , 4+6

Answer 5

It has to be both a factor of 16 and add or subtract to get 10

8*2=16

and 8+2=10

so this factors as (x+8)(x+2)

Answer 6

thank you so much!