SOLUTION: HI, I have been given a question on Factorising Quadratic Expressions, and need to put them into two sets of brackets. the Question that i am having difficulty on is {{{

Question 754620: HI,
I have been given a question on Factorising Quadratic Expressions, and need to put them into two sets of brackets. the Question that i am having difficulty on is

so far my thoughts are that the answer might be (2x+1) (x+___) however i am not sure that my current working is correct, If you would Please help then that would be much Appreciated
Thank you
Josh

Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi Josh,
You are almost there, mate.
Your brackets will be (2x + 5)(x + 1)
2x multiplies x = 2x^2
2x multiplies 1 = 2x
5 multiplies x = 5x
5 multiplies 1 = 5
Add together the 5x and 2x = 7x
2x^2 + 7x + 5
Hope this helps
:-)
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