Question

x^2-2x-3

is this trinomial prime or can it be factored?

Answer 1

Well, have you tried factoring it?

Answer 2

@reason Just as Jim already showed you in your previous posts :/

Answer 3

I'm just not completely comfortable yet

Answer 4

so have u tried factoring?

Answer 5

yes not working out though i believe its prime

Answer 6

\[x^{2}-2x-3 \]
so if you factor tha\[x^{2}-3x+x-3 \]t (x-3)(x+1)
you get
\[x^{2}-3x+x-3\]

Answer 7

does that make sense ?

Answer 8

kind of. so x-3)(x+1)?

Answer 9

yes as in factored form you can always check it by working it back out