What times what equals 24,but when you add them together it equals -4?

Question

X^2-4x+24=0

a=1 _×_=a×c (24) *what times what equals a

b=-4 _+_=b (-4) times c, but added

C=24 together equals b

Answer 1

No it cannot be factored.....

the discriminant is B^2 - 4ac = (-4)^2 - 4(1)(24) = 16 - 96 = -80

the solutions shall be imaginary/complex