Factor. m^2 + 5m + 4 ____

Identify a, b, c: Identify a, b, and c in the quadratic expression m^2 + 5m + 4. The quadratic expression is in the form of ax^2 + bx + c. Here, a = 1, b = 5, and c = 4.Find two numbers: Find two numbers that multiply to c (4) and add up to b (5). We need to find two numbers that when multiplied give us 4 and when added give us 5. The numbers 1 and 4 satisfy these conditions because 1 * 4 = 4 and 1 + 4 = 5.Write factored form: Write the factored form using the two numbers found in Step 2. The factored form of the quadratic expression will be (m + 1)(m + 4), because these factors will multiply to give the original quadratic expression.

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m^2 + 5m + 4

Identify $a$ , $b$ , $c$ : Identify $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ in the quadratic expression $m^2 + 5m + 4$ . $\newline$ The quadratic expression is in the form of $ax^2 + bx + c$ . Here, $a = 1$ , $b = 5$ , and $b$ $0$ .
Find two numbers: Find two numbers that multiply to $c (4)$ and add up to $b (5)$ . We need to find two numbers that when multiplied give us $4$ and when added give us $5$ . The numbers $1$ and $4$ satisfy these conditions because $1 \times 4 = 4$ and $1 + 4 = 5$ .
Write factored form: Write the factored form using the two numbers found in Step $2$ . $\newline$ The factored form of the quadratic expression will be $(m + 1)(m + 4)$ , because these factors will multiply to give the original quadratic expression.