Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring - Exercise - Page 364: 10

Answer

$ n=4 $ or $n=-4$.

Work Step by Step

By factorization, we have $$4n^2-64=(2n+8)(2n-8)=0.$$ Then we have $$(2n-8 ) =0, \quad \text{or} \quad (2n+8)=0$$ that is $ n=4 $ or $n=-4$.
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