Question

can 5x^2 + 3 be factored?

Answer 1

not over the real numbers

Answer 2

so it can't be broken down further right, it'd have to be a trinomial?

Answer 3

anything can be factored. ask myininaya

Answer 4

5x(x+3x/5) lol

Answer 5

opps that x shoulda been under

Answer 6

im so confused..how could you pull a gcf of 5x out? it doesn't go into 3..?

Answer 7

can it be factor into integers, id say no

Answer 8

5x * 3/5x = 3

Answer 9

i should probably say im in pre calc rn..so im like really lost ha

Answer 10

with the caveat that x not equal 0

Answer 11

it cant be factored into integers, numbers that aint fractions and such

Answer 12

okay thanks lol