Asked by j

Look at the quadratic equation shown below.




40
x
=
16
x
2
+
16



What are the solutions of the equation? Choose ONE response.


x
=
1
2
,
x
=

2


x
=

1
2
,
x
=

2


x
=

1
2
,
x
=
2


x
=
1
2
,
x
=
2

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Move all terms to one side: 16x^2 + 40x + 16 = 0. Divide by 8: 2x^2 + 5x + 2 = 0.
Factor: (2x + 1)(x + 2) = 0, so x = -1/2 or x = -2.

Choose: x = -1/2, x = -2.