Caitlin Keidel wrote: > > >from this: x^2+25 > >to this?: (x+5)(x-5) > > Not to be a pest or anything but x^2+25 does not factor into (x+5)(x-5). > > The correct equation is: x^2-25 > > --Caitlin Or the correct factors are (x+5i)(x-5i).