SOLUTION: im doing factoring trinomials of the type x2+bx+c and i don't understand how to do it. my teacher does not explain things very well...

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Question 730904: im doing factoring trinomials of the type x2+bx+c and i don't understand how to do it. my teacher does not explain things very well...
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The basic idea is to find two numbers that multiply to c AND also add to b at the same time. This will help you factor.

Example:

Factor x^2 + 5x + 6

Find two numbers that multiply to 6 AND add to 5. The two numbers are 3 and 2, so it factors to (x+3)(x+2)