SOLUTION: can x squared plus 25 be factored. I just can not figure it out

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Question 187515: can x squared plus 25 be factored. I just can not figure it out
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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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