SOLUTION: How would you sovle x^2+8x+7 - Would you have to factor it down - here the the directions from my book : For each trinomial tell which two factors of the constant term have a

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Question 286346: How would you sovle x^2+8x+7
- Would you have to factor it down
- here the the directions from my book :
For each trinomial tell which two factors of the constant term have a sum equal to the coefficient of the linear term .

Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Coming soon a factoring category
Can't "sovle" anything since equations are solved not expressions.
Yes we can factor it.
(x+1)*(x+7)

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