16x² = 56x – 49
16x² – 56x + 49 = 0
square root of 1st term 16x^2 = 4x
square root of 3rd term 49 = 7
Middle term = 2 à 4x à 7 = 56 x
so the given expression is a perfect square.
16x² – 56x + 49 = 0
(4 x – 7)^2 = 0
(4 x – 7) = 0
4 x = 7
x = 7/4
Step2: Look for the coefficients of x^2, x and constant c.
a = 16
b = - 56
c = 49
Step3. Use the Quadratic formula x(±) = [- b ± (b^2 - 4ac)^(1/2)]/2a to find for the values of x. There are 2 values of x, x(+) and x(-) (symbolized as x(±))
Step4: Substitute known coefficients of x^2, x and constant c to the Quadratic formula at step3.