Factoring

Factoring Trinomials

100

x^2+4x-32

What is (x-4)(x+8)

200

12x^2+5x-2

What is (3x+2)(4x-1)

300

6x^2-11x+4

What is (2x-1)(3x-4)

400

15x^2+14x-8

What is (5x-2)(3x+4)

500

9x^2+12x+4

What is (3x+2)(3x+2) or (3x+2)^2

Factoring by GCF

100

-3x^3-33x

What is -3x(x^2+11)

200

3x^4y^3+12x^3y-18x^2y^2

What is 3x^2y

300

9x+18

What is 9(x+2)

400

3x^4-6x^2

What is 3x^2(x^2-2)

500

12x^3+9x^2y

What is 3x^2(2x+3y)

Factoring by difference of squares

100

X^2-81

What is (x+9)(x-9)

200

a^2-b^2

What is (a+b)(a-b)

300

4x^2+25

What is No Solution?

400

100m^2-49

What is (10m-7)(10m+7)

500

16x^2-25y^2

What is (4x+5y)(4x-5y)

Factoring by Grouping

100

xy+2y+3x+6

What is (x+2)(y+3)

200

4x^3+2x^2-2x-1

What is (2x+1)(2x^2-1)

300

2x^2+ay-ax^2-2y

What is (x^2-y)(2-a)

400

2x^3-3x^2-2x+3

What is (2x-3)(x+1)(x-1) OR (2x-3)(x^2-1)?

500

24x^3-6x^2+8x-2

What is 2(4x-1)(3x^2+1)

Which method should you use?

100

2x^2+4x^2

What is GCF

200

3x^2+8x+4

What is Factoring by Grouping OR Factoring Trinomials?

300

x^2-25

What is Difference of squares

400

2x^3+6x^2+3x+9

What is Grouping

500

12x^3+9x^2y

What is GCF