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x^2+6x+5?

 Sep 19, 2017
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\(x^2+6x+5\)

Determine a, b, and c values.

\(a=1, b=6, c=5\)

Multiply a by b

\(a*b=1*5=5\)

What factors of 5 add up to 6?

Since there are only two factors of 5, 1 and 5, determine which variations combine to 6.

In this case it would be a +5 and a +1.

\((x+5)(x+1)\)

 Sep 21, 2017

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