Question

Factor.
x^2+10x+16

Answer 1

List the numbers that multiply to 16

Answer 2

for example: 8 x 2, 16 x 1, ....

Answer 3

What do u think

Answer 4

4x4

Answer 5

ok after that what do i do

Answer 6

okay do as Zenmo says find a multiple of +16 in the sense that if its summed up u will get +10

Answer 7

you can use the quadratic formula :)

Answer 8

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/quads/qform01.gif

Answer 9

\[x=\frac{ -b \pm \sqrt{b ^{2}-4ac} }{ 2a }\]

Answer 10

a=1 b=10 then c=16

Answer 11

use first \[x=\frac{ -b+\sqrt{b^2-4ac} }{ 2a }\] by this you can get 1 factor of x after use \[x=\frac{ -b-\sqrt{b^2-4ac} }{ 2a }\] you'll get the second factor of x :)