Factor x squared plus 5x plus 4?

Oh, dude, you're hitting me with some math now? Alright, so you're looking at the quadratic expression x^2 + 5x + 4. To factor this, you want to find two numbers that multiply to 4 (the constant term) and add up to 5 (the coefficient of the x term). Those numbers are 1 and 4, so the factored form is (x + 1)(x + 4). That's it, easy peasy lemon squeezy!