How do you factor the expression #x² - 5x - 6#? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer ali ergin Mar 13, 2016 #x^2-5x-6=(x+1)(x-6)# Explanation: #x^2-5x-6=(x+1)(x-6)# 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 4282 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License