SOLUTION: Hello, I need to factor the following polynomial: x squared minus 5. Thank you for your time.

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: Hello, I need to factor the following polynomial: x squared minus 5. Thank you for your time.This question is from textbook

Answer by fractalier(2101) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The best you can do is
x^2 - 5 =
(x + √5)(x - √5)