[tex]\text{The zeros of the function:}\ f(x)=0\\\\f(x)=2x^2+16x-9\to2x^2+16x-9=0\ \ \ \ |+9\\\\2x^2+16x=9\ \ \ |:2\\\\x^2+8x=4.5\\\\x^2+2x\cdot4=4.5\ \ \ |+4^2\\\\\underbrace{x^2+2x\cdot4+4^2}_{(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2}=4.5+4^2\\\\(x+4)^2=20.5\iff x+4=\pm\sqrt{20.5}\ \ \ \ |-4\\\\x=-\sqrt{20.5}-4\ \vee\ x=\sqrt{20.5}-4[/tex]