SOLUTION: factor to the nearest tenth x^2+10x+25

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Question 55372: factor to the nearest tenth
x^2+10x+25

Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor

(x____)(x____)
Two numbers that multiply to give us 25 (c), but add to get 10 are: 5 and 5.
5*5=25 and 5+5=10
Fill the blanks with +5:
(x+5)(x+5)
Since they are the same, we can write this as:

We just factored a perfect square trinomial!!!
Happy Calculating!!!

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