Question

Can someone help me? What the expression in factored form?
x^2+13x+42

Answer 1

ya sure i did this work yesterday xD

Answer 2

Surely you meant x^2+13x+42. ;)

Answer 3

ok so first x two times right?
and then 13+42 witch is easy
and ur answer with the x :D

Answer 4

@Rere13 That is not correct, unless you want to get a factorized expression with complex numbers in it.

Answer 5

im confused

Answer 6

YA IT IS
shes trying to solve the expression
THINK

Answer 7

I have a learning disability are you saying x^2=13+42 then 55x

Answer 8

what learning disability?

Answer 9

it takes a while for me to learn things...things that should be simple is very hard for me to learn..so the way you just put that is hard for me to understand..which is why I asked you that question

Answer 10

You just want this to be factored?

Answer 11

oh well im not like that and other people understand but since your ike that dont worry i wil got step by step with you :)
not only to get this answer but to undertand all the other ones u have and for a test

Answer 12

ok..and @LifeIsADangerousGame that is all it asks for

Answer 13

what ok...?
well i guess u dont want help bye

Answer 14

Alright Mindless_girl I'm really bad at factoring as well haha! But let's give this a shot c:

Answer 15

wait yes I want your help..I was saying ok as if im ready

Answer 16

thanks @LifeIsADangerousGame

Answer 17

let me get a paper lol

Answer 18

It's x^2 + 13x + 42 right?

Answer 19

@mindless_girl

Answer 20

yes

Answer 21

sorry my mom called me

Answer 22

It's okay c: I like to start off with what I know. So I know I need to have this
(x )(x )
I also know that everything is positive so I'm put to put a plus in both.
(x + )(x + )
Now what times what will equal 42 but ALSO add up to 13?

Answer 23

is it going to be a decimal?

Answer 24

I know that 7*6 =42 and also add up to 13

Answer 25

Right!:D So now we have those, and those are the two numbers we are going to put in our

Answer 26

factor xD SO now, figure out which numbers go in which parentheses ^_^ And you're done!

Answer 27

7 goes into x^2 and 6 goes into 13x

Answer 28

like this? (x + 7)(x + 6)?

Answer 29

yea

Answer 30

Correct! You have just factored x^2 + 13x + 42 ^_^

Answer 31

omg thank you. You are such a big help. You made it so easy. :)

Answer 32

No problem c: Factoring is easy, just takes a little work ^_^