How do you solve x^3+8x^2=-16xx3+8x2=16x?

1 Answer
Feb 7, 2017

x=0color(white)("XX")orcolor(white)("XX")x=-4x=0XXorXXx=4

Explanation:

If x!=0x0 we can divide both sides by xx
So
{: ("either",x=0,color(white)("XX")orcolor(white)("XX"),x^2+8x=-16), (,,,rarr x^2+8x+16=0), (,,,rarr (x+4)^2=0), (,,,rarr x=-4) :}