Factorise fully x^2+6x+5=0

To start, notice that we have x^2 in our equation. This means that our answer is of the form (x )(x ). We now look for integers that give 5 when multiplied together. The only way we can do this is with the numbers 1 and 5. Our answer is now of the form (x 5)(x 1). To get the middle term, we add two of +5,+1,-1 or -5 such that the result is 6. We can see that only +5 and +1 sum to give 6. Our answer therefore is (x+5)(x+1)=0. Checking, we can see that our answer, when expanded, gives us x multiplied by x which equals x^2, 5 multiplied by 1 which is 5 and 5x plus 1x which is 6x, so we know our answer is correct.

Answered by Jonny I. Maths tutor

4270 Views

See similar Maths GCSE tutors

Related Maths GCSE answers

All answers ▸

A triangle has sides of 4cm and 5cm with the hypotenuse unknown. What is the length of the unknown side?


Factorise a^2 + a - 30


factorise the quadratic: v^2+20v+19


What is the nth term of the sequence 5, 7, 9, 11....


We're here to help

contact us iconContact usWhatsapp logoMessage us on Whatsapptelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

© MyTutorWeb Ltd 2013–2024

Terms & Conditions|Privacy Policy
Cookie Preferences