Question

What is the expression in factored form?

x^2 + 13x + 42

Answer 1

Have you considered searching for the factors?

42 = 1 * 41
42 = 2 * 21

Are there others?

Can you find a pair that adds up to 13?

Answer 2

@Valirium Did you figure out the values yet?

Answer 3

There isn't any? @tkhunny @Vuriffy

Answer 4

for 13, I mean

Answer 5

What other factors did you find?

Answer 6

42 = 3 * 14

More?

Answer 7

6 * 7 for 42

Answer 8

Try values that add up to 13.
4 9
5 8
6 7
Then multiply them to see if they create 42.

Answer 9

Now, figure out if both shall be positive when expanded to add to 13.

Answer 10

(x+6)(x-7)
Would not be correct, because you would receive x^2 - x - 42.
Try (x+6)(x+7) for me?