document.write( "Question 187515: can x squared plus 25 be factored. I just can not figure it out \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #140542 by vleith(2983)\"\" \"About 
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\"x%5E2+%2B+25\" results in imaginary roots. If you know 'i', then the answer is yes. If imaginary numbers are not something you know about yet, then the answer is no. Until you are introduced to the concept of \"sqrt%28-1%29+=+i\" you can't factor it. After \"i\", then answer is 5i and -5i \n" ); document.write( "
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