Algebra 1 : How to factor an equation
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Example Question #11 : How To Factor An Equation
Find the solutions to the following equation.
The first step in solving the equation is to add 
We now need to factor it. We need to find two numbers, 
Those two numbers are
Our new factored expression becomes
Now we can easily identify that the values that satisfy this equation are 
Example Question #11 : How To Factor An Equation
Solve by completing the square:
no real solution
In order to set this up for completing the square, we need to move the 135 to the other side:
Now the equation is in the form:
To complete the square we need to add to both sides the folowing value:
So we need to add 9 to both sides of the equation:
Now we can factor the left side and simplify the left side:
Now we need to take the square root of both sides:
**NOTE: Don't foget to add the plus or minus symbol. We add this becase there are two values we can square to get 144:
and
**End note
Now we can split into two equations and solve for x:
and
So our solution is:
Example Question #252 : Equations / Inequalities
Factor:
There is a common variable 
Factor 
The common factors that will achieve the middle term and will have a product of 36 is four and nine. Write the binomials.
The cubics here cannot be simplified any further.
The answer is:
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