Explanation:
Splitting the middle term
8a^2 +16a + 2a+4 =0
8a (a+2) +2(a+2) = 0
(8a+2) (a+2)
8a=-2 , a = -2
a= -2/8
a= -1/4
a ( -1/4 , -2)
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