You have the following equation:
2x² - 12x + 16 = 0
in order to solve the previous equation, first divide by 2 both sides:
x² - 6x + 8 = 0
next, consider that the factors of the previous expression has the form:
(x - )(x - ) = 0
consider the first number inside the first factor is the result of the sum of two numbers, and the number of the second factor is the product of the same numbers. Such numbers are:
(2)·(4) = 8
2 + 4 = 6
hence, the factorized expression is:
(x - 8)(x - 2) = 0
the solutions of the equations are:
x = 8
x = 2