What is the answer to: Factorise x^2 + 10x + 16?

Answer:x=-2 and - 8

Step-by-step explanation:

X^2+10x+16=0

X^2+8x+2x+16=0

X (x+8) + 2 (x+8) = 0

(X+2) (x+8) = 0

X+2=0 and x+8=0

X=-2 and x=-8

(x + 8) (x + 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

x² + 10x + 16

Consider the factors of the constant term ( + 16) which sum to give the coefficient of the x - term ( + 10)

The factors are + 8 and + 2, since

8 * 2 = 16 and 8 + 2 = 10, thus

x² + 10x + 16 = (x + 8) (x + 2) ← in factored form