Special Cases
Special Cases (Cont'd)
Basic Factoring
Basic Factoring
Quadratic or Linear?
100

x2-16

(x+4)(x-4)

100

x2 - 36

(x+6)(x-6)

100

x2 +3x + 2

(x+1)(x+2)

100

x- 2x - 3

(x+1)(x-3)

100

x + 1

Linear
200

x2 - 4

(x+2)(x-2)

200

x2 - 25

(x-5)(x+5)

200

x2 - 9x + 20

(x - 5)(x - 4)

200

x2 - 25

(x + 5)(x - 5)

200

x2

Quadratic

300

4x- 16

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

300

25x-36

(5x+6)(5x-6)

300

x2 + 2x + 1

(x+1)(x+1)

300

x2+5x+6

(x+3)(x+2)

300

25+x

Linear

400
x2 - 6x + 9

(x-3)2

400

x2 + 10x + 25

(x+5)2

400

3x2 - 5x +2

(3x - 2)(x - 1)

400
2x2+8x+8

2(x+2)(x+2)

or

2(x+2)2

400

(x+5)2

Quadratic

500

4x2 - 12x + 9

(2x-3)2

500

9x2 - 24x + 16

(3x - 4)2

500

2x2 + 3x - 5

(2x + 5)(x - 1)

500

3x- 6x + 3

3(x - 1)2
or

3(x - 1)(x - 1)


500

x3

Neither

(Cubic)

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