Expansion & Factorization Jeopardy Game

Column 1

100

 (x + 4)(x – 3) 

x² +x -12

200

 (x+5)(x+7)

x² + 12x +35

300

x² + 6x + 9

(x + 3)²

400

3y + 12y²

3y (1 +4y)

500

Factor:

 5a²+ 15a³ 

5a² (1 + 3a)

Column 2

100

Factor the polynomial.

9x + 45= 

9 (x+ 5)

200

Factor the polynomial.

7x² - 21x=

7x (x-3)

300

Factoring the difference of squares.

9x² - 18x +9=

(3x - 3)²

400

Factor.

25n² - 100n +100

(5n - 10)2

500

Factoring by grouping.

12a³ - 9a²  - 3

 3 (4a² - 3a - 1)

Column 3

100

Factoring perfect square trinomial.

16x² + 40x + 25

(4x + 5)²

200

Factoring perfect square trinomials. 

36x² - 132x + 121

(6x - 11)²

300

Expand: (x + 2) (x + 1)

x² +   3x + 2

400

Factoring polynomials of the form x² + bx + c.

x² -6x + 9 

(x - 3)²

500

Factor:

16x²+ ? + 81

? = 72x

Column 4

100

Factoring using combined techniques.

3x(x - 5) -y(x - 5)

(3x - y)(x - 5)

200

Factoring using combined techniques.

3(x - 4) + y(x - 4)

 (3 + y)(x - 4)

300

Factoring using combined techniques.

x² - 4x + 4

(x - 2)²

400

Factoring using combined techniques.

3x² - 18x + 27

3(x - 3)²

500

Factoring using combined techniques.

9x² + 30x + 25

(3x + 5)²