SOLUTION: why is x2 + 3x + 1 non-factorable?

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Question 268678: why is x2 + 3x + 1 non-factorable?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I can try to factor it with quadratic formula:

where






solutions are:

and

If the factors are and
where and are the roots,
and

are the factors of the equation

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