How do you factor the trinomial $x^2+6x+5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-16T12:56:06

$(x+1)(x+5)$

$x^2+5x+1x+5$ two numbers that MULTIPLY to 5, ADD to 6
$x(x+5)+1(x+5)$ find common factor
$(x+1)(x+5)$

How do you factor the trinomial x^2+6x+5x^2+6x+5?