One side of the equation is just zero. The opposite side should contain the factors of the given polynomial. 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36.
While factoring may not always be successful the Quadratic Formula can always find the solution.
As the name suggests the method reduces a second degree polynomial ax2 bx c 0 into a product of simple first degree equations as illustrated in the following example. If the quadratic is a trinomial and you dont. They are the numerical coefficients of the quadratic equation theyve given you to solve. So you have negative 7 times s plus 5.