4x^2+20x=-16

Solution for 4x^2+20x=-16 equation:

Simplifying
4x2 + 20x = -16

Reorder the terms:
20x + 4x2 = -16

Solving
20x + 4x2 = -16

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
16 + 20x + 4x2 = -16 + 16

Combine like terms: -16 + 16 = 0
16 + 20x + 4x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4'.
4(4 + 5x + x2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
4((4 + x)(1 + x)) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(4 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
4 + x = 0

Solving
4 + x = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -4 + x = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + x = 0 + -4
x = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
x = -4

Simplifying
x = -4
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(1 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + x = 0

Solving
1 + x = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -1 + x = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + x = 0 + -1
x = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
x = -1

Simplifying
x = -1
Solution
x = {-4, -1}