Asked by Nico

Using the quadratic formula, find the solution to x2−6x−16=0
.(1 point)

x=8


x=8
, x=−8


x=8
, x=−2


x=−2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use x = [6 ± sqrt((-6)^2 − 4·1·(−16))]/2

Discriminant = 36 + 64 = 100, so x = [6 ± 10]/2.

Thus x = (6+10)/2 = 8 or x = (6−10)/2 = −2.