Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(c - 4\right) \left(c + 4\right) = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$c^{2} - 16 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*c^2 + b*c + c = 0
A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$c_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$c_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 1$$
$$b = 0$$
$$c = -16$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c =
(0)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-16) = 64
Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
c1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
c2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
or
$$c_{1} = 4$$
$$c_{2} = -4$$