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Which shows the unsimplified solution for x2 + 8x + 6 = 0?

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x^2 + 8x + 6 = 0 \\ \\ x^2 + 8x + 16 + 6 -16 =0\\ \\x^2 + 8x + 16 -10=0\\ \\x^2 + 8x + 16=10\\ \\ (x + 4)^2 = 10\\ \\x + 4 = √( 10 ) \ \ or \ \ x + 4 = - √(10) \\ \\x = √(10)-4 \ \ or \ \ x = -4 - √(10 )
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