Question

Solve by factoring p² + 16p +64 = 0 i like highkey don’t know how to do this

Answer 1

Answer:

That factors into:

(p +8) * (p +8) =0

Therefore, p = -8 and p = -8

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

-8

Step-by-step explanation:

When you factor, you just find two numbers that add to be the first number (16) and multiply to be the second number (64). 8 and 8 both do this. So when we factor, we also add the variable into each equation because it also has been divided into two equations, and we get: (p + 8)(p +8). Notice that the equations are "+8" and not "-8" because two +8s add to give us a +16 and multiply to give us a +64. After that, we just solve the two equations to find the solutions. Subtract 8 from each equation (we do the opposite operation because 8 is positive) to get -8. Because the answer for each equation is the same our answer is -8.