Why x^2+25 does not factor?

There are several ways to factorize a term:

1. Extract the common factor

2. Factorization by formulae

3. Cross Multiplication

4. Grouping

I'm not sure I will be able to give you a satisfying answer, but asking this question is like saying why can't    be further simplified. You just can't, because it is the simplest form.

However, if it were , It could be factorized into .

Hope this clears up your confusion.

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step-by-step explanation:

they will be decreasing both their times in half

60 / 2 = 30

40/2 = 20

30 + 20 = 50

the answer for this question is 38