document.write( "Question 18367: How do you solve X^2+2x+1 by factoring \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #8815 by Alwayscheerful(414) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first, you make something that looks like this.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B_%29%28x%2B_%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Take the last number of the equation, 1.
\n" ); document.write( "What are factors of that numbers, in other words, what times what equals 1?
\n" ); document.write( "Obviously $\"1%2A1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then just plug 1 and 1 into the empty spaces.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "since they are the same, you can stack them.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B1%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps! \n" ); document.write( "

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