Factoring Jeopardy

GCF

100

2x² + 14

What is 2(x² + 7)?

200

8a - 16

8(a - 2)

300

25z² - 125xz

25z(z-5x)

400

9x³+9x

9x(x²+1)

500

-15x³ + 5x²+10x

-5x(3x²-x-2)

A=1

100

x²+8x+16 

(x+4)(x+4)

200

x² + 8x + 12 

(x + 2)(x + 6)?

300

x² - 6x + 8

(x - 4)(x - 2)?

400

x² - 10x - 24 

(x - 12)(x + 2)?

500

x² -9x -36 

(x-12)(x+3)

A > 1

100

3x² + 20x + 12

(3x+2)(x+6)

200

3x² - 19x - 14 

(3x + 2)(x - 7)

300

4x² + 24x + 32

4(x + 2)(x + 4)?

400

8x² + 18x + 9

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

500

16x² - 8x + 1

(4x - 1)²

Difference of Squares

100

16x²-1

(4x-1)(4x+1)

200

x² - 25

(x - 5)(x + 5)

300

2x² - 200

2(x - 10)(x + 10)?

400

81x² - 49

(9x - 7)(9x + 7)

500

64x² - 36

4(4x + 3)(4x - 3)?

Grouping

100

6n³+3n²+8n+4

(3n²+4)(2n+1)

200

7x³+14x²+3x+6

(7x²+3)(x+2)

300

x³+x²-10x-10

(x²-10)(x+1)

400

3x³-18x²+7x-42

(3x²+7)(x-6)

500

2x³-12x²-3x+18

(2x²-3)(x-6)

Random

100

The first step of factoring is to ALWAYS?

Find the GCF

200

I can only use difference of squares if the terms are ________.

Perfect squares

300

Factor Completely: x⁴-16

(x²+4)(x+2)(x-2)

400

Factor Completely: (4x²+16)

(4x²+16)

500

Factor completely: 9x³-9x²-54x

9x(x-3)(x+2)