Question

What is the completely factored form of the expression 16x2 + 8x + 32?

4(4x2 + 2x + 8)
4(12x2 + 4x + 28)
8(2x2 + x + 4)
8x(8x2 + x + 24)

Answer 1

`8(2x^2 + x + 4)`

Explanation:

Given:

• 
  `16x^2+8x+32`

We'd factor out 8:

`8(2x^2 + x + 4)`

Our answer would be
`8(2x^2 + x + 4)`