How do you factor the trinomial #x^2 - 4x - 5 #? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer smendyka Mar 3, 2018 #x^2 - 4x - 5 => (x - 5)(x + 1)# Answer link Related questions How do you factor trinomials? What is factorization of quadratic expressions? How do you factor quadratic equations with a coefficient? What are some examples of factoring quadratic expressions? How do you check that you factored a quadratic correctly? How do you factor #x^2+16x+48#? How do you factor #x^2-9x+20#? Question #3fdac How do you factor #8+z^6#? There is no GCF to be factor out, so is there another method to complete this? How do you factor #2t^2+7t+3#? See all questions in Factorization of Quadratic Expressions Impact of this question 1588 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License