Factor the following trinomial.
x^2 + 25x + 156

Question

Factor the following trinomial.
x^2 + 25x + 156

anikate · Answer

$$\frac{ -b \pm \sqrt{b ^{2}-4ac}\ }{ 2a }$$

anikate · Answer

plug the numbers in and see what u get

anonymous · Answer

$$-25\pm \frac{ \sqrt{25^2-4(1)(156)} }{ 2(1) }?$$

Like this?

anikate · Answer

yup!! :D AWesome!!

anikate · Answer

make sure to do 2 equations where in one it is subtracting and the other it is adding

anonymous · Answer

$$-25\pm \frac{ \sqrt{1} }{2 }$$ or $$-25\pm \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }$$

Do I get rid of the square root/division sign or no?

anikate · Answer

just a sec. lemme check

anikate · Answer

either way is fine

anikate · Answer

i would prefer the second one just to make it easier and removing as many roots as possible for whole numbers

anonymous · Answer

now i separate it?

anikate · Answer

yes do 2 equations, one would be adding and the other will be subtracting

anikate · Answer

aw darn it! sry for sending you on a goose chase, i just made u find the x values not the factorizin. sry man!!

anikate · Answer

(x+12)(x+13)

anikate · Answer

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