Multiplying Polynomials
Factoring GCF
Special Factoring
General Factoring/Max Method
Difficult Factoring
100

Multiply the Polynomials:

(3x2y)(2x4z)(yz)

6x6y2z2

100

Factor:

16p4 + 4p3

4p3(4p + 1)

100

Factor:

x2+4x+4

(x+2)2

100

Factor:

p2 +2p -35

(p-5)(p+7)

100

2x points--Factor:

t4-7t2+18

(t+3)(t-3)(t2+2)

200

Multiply the Polynomials:

(2x - 3)(4x + 2)

8x2 - 8x - 6

200

Factor out the GCF

5a3+2a2

a2(5a+2)

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY--Factor:

x2-9

(x+3)(x-3)

200

Factor:

z2 - 4z - 21

(z+3)(z-7)

200

2x points--Factor:

(y+3)2+5(y+3)-24

y(y+11)

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY--Multiply the Polynomials:

(-2m - n)(m - 2n)

-2m2 + 3mn + 2n2

300

Factor:

63 + 45b

9(7 + 5b)

300

Is x2-14x+49 a perfect square trinomial?

Why? (we talked about a way to check for perfect square trinomials)

Yes

1) x2 = (x)2 i.e. perfect square

2) 49 = (7)2 i.e. perfect square

3) 2ab = 2(x)(7) = 14x i.e. middle term

300

Factor:

-5y2 - 22y - 8

(-5y-2)(y+4)

300

2x points--Factor:

9s2+6sk-8k2

(3s+4k)(3s-2k)

400

Multiply the Polynomials:

(4n - 1)(3n + 4)(n - 5)

12n3 - 47n2 - 69n +20

400

Factor:

14a3 + 21a6 + 21a8

7a3(2 + 3a3 + 3a5)

400

Factor:

100p4-120p2q+36q2

(10p2-6q)2

400

Factor:

6v2 + 66v + 60  

6(v + 10)(v + 1)  

400

2x points--Factor:

(a+b)2-(a-c)2

(2a+b-c)(b+c)

500

Multiply the Polynomials:

(d + 3)(d2 - 4d + 1)

d3 - d2 -11d + 3

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY--Factor out the GCF

9x6yz − 63x3y2z4 − 90x2z

9x2z(x4y − 7xy2z3 − 10)

500

Factor:

x8-256

(x4+16)(x2+4)(x+2)(x-2)

500

Factor:

5v2 − 30v + 40

5(v − 2)(v − 4)

500

2x points--Factor (hint: you will have to add a "+ 4 - 4" at some point to make what you get factorable) 

(a2-4a-1)2-16

(a-3)(a-1)(a-5)(a+1)

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