Question

Factor by grouping
x^2+10x+25

Answer 1

(x+5) (x+5)

Answer 2

Stop giving away answers..

Answer 3

can you show me step by step how you got that answer by using factoring by grouping so i can understand it

Answer 4

Ye i know what the answer is just want to know how to get it.

Answer 5

find constants that add up to 10, and multiply to 25.
(factors of 25)

Answer 6

Oh. I don't know how to factor by grouping..

Answer 7

ohh k how do you do the special product of the same function?

Answer 8

By grouping you say? That's interesting.

Answer 9

yes by grouping

Answer 10

But I see what you mean. I can show you if you want?

Answer 11

yeah kind of the wrong technique but it can be done

Answer 12

yes please

Answer 13

First what you have to do is break that 10x apart to 5x+5x

Answer 14

no, ehuman meant that my Technic was wrong, b/c what if the coefficient(s) are more or less than 1?

Answer 15

okay

Answer 16

so its x^2+5x+5x+25?

Answer 17

basically. you are correct!

Answer 18

then what

Answer 19

Now just factor by grouping :)

Answer 20

how?

Answer 21

Do you understand what I did?