Not every polynomial can be factored by "inspection".
If inspection fails, try to use the quadratic formula to factor!
Check "your" quadratic formula. It should look like this:
The quadratic polynomial 
has the roots:
Helmut Knaust
Fri Jul 5 13:54:22 MDT 1996
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The Method of Partial Fractions