SOLUTION: HOW DO I FACTOR: X^2-1,180-554,400=0... I NORMALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO FACTOR OUT POLYNOMIALS, BUT WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE EXTREMELY LARGE, I GET LOST. MY TEXTBOOK DOES NOT SHOW EXAMPL

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Question 54975: HOW DO I FACTOR:
X^2-1,180-554,400=0... I NORMALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO FACTOR OUT POLYNOMIALS, BUT WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE EXTREMELY LARGE, I GET LOST. MY TEXTBOOK DOES NOT SHOW EXAMPLS ON HOW TO DO A PROBLEM WITH LARGE NUMBERS LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP, AND THANK YOU Ü

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Whatever that large number is, X is the positive
square root of it or the negative square root of it.
Cheers,
Stan H.