How do you factor x^2 - 4x = 5? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer Barney V. ยท EZ as pi Dec 23, 2016 (x-5)(x+1)=0 Explanation: x^2-4x=5 x^2-4x-5=0 (x-5)(x+1)=0 (x-5)xx(x+1)=0" "multiply out to check x^2+x-5x -5=0 x^2-4x-5=0 x^2-4x=5 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 4007 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License