Is the equation like this? x^2 + 25y^2? If the equation is like that, the answer would be (x-5y)^2 or (x-5y)(x-5y). how did I get this? Just divide the factors or the get the square root of 25y^2 and it would be 5y. Then just try if it is positive or negative. In this case, it is negative because there is no factor w/ no exponential form. I hopemy answer helped you.