Factor the trinomial below
x^2+6x+-16
To factor the trinomial x^2 + 6x - 16, we need to find two numbers that multiply to -16 and add up to 6.
The two numbers are 8 and -2 because 8 * -2 = -16 and 8 + (-2) = 6.
Now we can rewrite the trinomial as a product of two binomials:
(x + 8)(x - 2)