Trust me: You must know how to do this basic factoring yourself.
x^2 -5x - 6 factors into (x-6)(x+1). Note how I got that: -6 is the product of 1 and -6, and -6 + 1 = -5.
You could also factor this by grouping:
x^2 -5x - 6 = x(x-6) + 1(x-6). Note how the middle terms combine to produce -5x and how (x-6) is a factor common to both terms; this leaves (x+1). So the factors are (x-6)(x+1).
