Given the equation:
$$\left(x^{3} - 6 x^{2}\right) + 16 = 0$$
transform
$$\left(- 6 x^{2} + \left(x^{3} - 8\right)\right) + 24 = 0$$
or
$$\left(- 6 x^{2} + \left(x^{3} - 2^{3}\right)\right) + 6 \cdot 2^{2} = 0$$
$$- 6 \left(x^{2} - 2^{2}\right) + \left(x^{3} - 2^{3}\right) = 0$$
$$- 6 \left(x - 2\right) \left(x + 2\right) + \left(x - 2\right) \left(\left(x^{2} + 2 x\right) + 2^{2}\right) = 0$$
Take common factor -2 + x from the equation
we get:
$$\left(x - 2\right) \left(- 6 \left(x + 2\right) + \left(\left(x^{2} + 2 x\right) + 2^{2}\right)\right) = 0$$
or
$$\left(x - 2\right) \left(x^{2} - 4 x - 8\right) = 0$$
then:
$$x_{1} = 2$$
and also
we get the equation
$$x^{2} - 4 x - 8 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0
A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{2} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{3} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -4$$
$$c = -8$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c =
(-4)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-8) = 48
Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x2 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
x3 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
or
$$x_{2} = 2 + 2 \sqrt{3}$$
$$x_{3} = 2 - 2 \sqrt{3}$$
The final answer for x^3 - 6*x^2 + 16 = 0:
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$x_{2} = 2 + 2 \sqrt{3}$$
$$x_{3} = 2 - 2 \sqrt{3}$$