Factoring Jeopardy

Dividing Polynomials by Monomials

100

Simplify: 

(2x+4)/2

x+2

200

Simplify:

(8a^3-2a^2+5a)/a

8a^2-2a+5

300

(-20x^2-5x)/(5x)

-4x-1

400

(16x^6-12x^4+4x^2)/(4x^2)

4x^4-3x^2+1

500

(-25x^4y^3+30x^2y^5)/(-5x^2y)

5x^2y^2-6y^4

Greatest Common Factor

100

The result of factoring: 2x² + 14

2(x² + 7)

200

The result of factoring:
8a - 16

8(a - 2)

300

The GCF of:
25z² - 125xz

25z

400

The result of factoring:
9x² - 45x + 9

9(x² - 5x + 1)

500

The result of factoring:
-15x² + 5x

-5x(3x - 1)

Difference of Squares

100

The result of factoring: 16x² + t²

(4x - t)(4x + t)

200

The result of factoring:
x² - 25

(x - 5)(x + 5)

300

The result of factoring:
x² - 100

(x - 10)(x + 10)

400

The result of factoring:
81x² - 49

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

500

The result of factoring:
64x² - 36

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

Trinomial(a=1)

100

To factor the trinomial x² + 8x + 16 you find two numbers that add to 8 but multiply to this...

16

200

The result of factoring:
x² + 8x + 12 

(x + 2)(x + 6)

300

The result of factoring:
x² - 6x + 8

(x - 4)(x - 2)

400

The result of factoring:
x² - 10x - 24 

(x - 12)(x + 2)

500

The result of factoring:

x² - 14x - 72

(x - 18)(x + 4)

Multi-Step Factoring

100

The result of factoring:

3x² - 363

3(x - 11)(x + 11)

200

The result of factoring:

36x² - 9

9(2x + 1)(2x - 1)

300

The result of factoring:

5x³ - 125x

5x(x+5)(x - 5)

400

The result of factoring:

3x² - 15x + 12

3(x - 4)(x - 1)

500

The result of factoring:

3x³ + 30x² + 63x

3x(x + 7)(x + 3)