Question

Can x^2+2x+4 be factored?

Answer 1

not by me
or at least not with whole numbers

Answer 2

define your terms for factoring.

Answer 3

integers, across the reals, etc ...

Answer 4

idk. just normal factoring i guess lol.

the problem is:
\[\frac{ x^2+2x+4 }{ xy+2y }\]

Answer 5

You can cancel the common factors. This is what I got when I did that. \[x^2+2x+4/y(x+2)\]

Answer 6

how though?

Answer 7

First, have you ever factored before? You are trying to get an equation that will distribute out to what you had before. so xy+2y..... you can play around and put like y(x+2) when you distribute the y to the x that gives you yx and then when you distribute the y to the 2 that gives you 2y. so all in all you would have xy+2y. does that make any sense?

Answer 8

i get the the bottom factors to y(x+2)

Answer 9

*that

Answer 10

can you go any further than x^2+2x+4 / y(x+2) ?

Answer 11

No x^2+2x+4 (polynomial) cannot be factored due to rational numbers.