Question

Factoring trinomials????x^2+8x+15

Answer 1

X^2+8x+15

= x^2 + 5x + 3x + 15

= x(x+5) + 3(x+5)

= (x+5)(x+3)

Answer 2

You nee 2 numbers whose sum is +8 and whose product is +15.

That is 3 and 5.

so the answer is (x + 3)(x + 5)