Question

What are the solutions of x² + 6x - 16 = 0?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$x_{1,\:2}=\frac{-6\pm \sqrt{6^2-4\cdot \:1\cdot \left(-16\right)}}{2\cdot \:1}\\\sqrt{6^2-4\cdot \:1\cdot \left(-16\right)}\\\sqrt{6^2+64}\\\sqrt{36+64}\\\sqrt{100}\\\sqrt{10^2}\\=10\\x_1=\frac{-6+10}{2\cdot \:1},\:x_2=\frac{-6-10}{2\cdot \:1}\\\\\bold{x_1:2}\\\frac{-6+10}{2\cdot \:1}\\\frac{4}{2\cdot \:1}\\\frac{4}{2}\\=2\\\\\bold{x_2:-8}\\\frac{-6-10}{2\cdot \:1}\\\frac{-16}{2\cdot \:1}\\\frac{-16}{2}\\-\frac{16}{2}\\=-8$

Answer:

x₁ = 2

x₂ = -8