x² - 12x + 35
x - 7
x -5
(x - 7)(x-5)
Check using FOIL method:
x(x) = x²
x(-5) = -5x
x(-7) = -7x
-7(-5) = 35
True
(x - 7)(x-5) should be your answer
if you are looking for x, put each parenthesis equal to 0
x - 7 = 0
x - 7 (+7) = 0 (+7)
x = 7
x - 5 = 0
x - 5 (+5) = 0 (+5)
x = 5
x = 5, 7
hope this helps
