Question

Solve the equation.
x(5x+23)+26=0
I distributed the x to get 5x^2+23x+26=0

But I do not know how to get further than that.

Answer 1

x = -13/5 = -2.600

Answer 2

Hello @Jlynn89 !
Sorry for the late reply, I saw you shared your question on twitter.

a pair of factors for 26 is 2 and 13
if the 5 multiplies with the 2 = 10
then 10+13 gets you the 23 in the middle :)

(x+2)(5x+13) see?

I hope this helped :3