Which of the following tables shows the correct steps to transform x^2+6x + 8=0

1 answer:

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Perhaps the most concise way to factor is by "completing the square" which is how the quadratic formula is derived...

x^2+6x+8=0 move constant to other side, subtract 8 from both sides

x^2+6x=-8, halve the linear coefficient, square it, then add that to both sides, in this case (6/2)^2=3^2=9

x^2+6x+9=1 now the left side is a perfect square of the form

(x+3)^2=1 take the square root of both sides

x+3=±√1 subtract 3 from both sides

x=-3±√1

x=-3±1

x=-4 and -2

Since the zeros occur when x=-4 and -2 the factors of the equation are:

(x+2)(x+4)

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