GCF
Factor the following:
125x9-175x8
25x8 (5x-7)
Fully factor the following:
x2-225
(x-15)(x+15)
Factor the following:
x2-12x-64
(x-16)(x+4)
FULLY factor the following:
3x2-3x-36
3(x-4)(x+3)
Don't forget to take out the GCF to start when you can!
Who is the leading scorer in NBA history?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 38,387 points (LeBron needs 4,732 to pass him! MJ scored 32,292 (don't forget he retired twice).
Factor the following:
72x5y4-31x4y5
x4y4 (72x-31y)
Fully factor the following:
y2+196
PRIME
Factor the following:
x2-5x-6
(x-6)(x+1)
This is a sneaky tricky one. Two factors of 6 (3/2 and 6/1) both have combinations to make 5. However, 3 and 2 would would both need to be negative and when you FOIL to check it, that would give you a +6 rather than -6
FULLY factor the following:
6x2-12x-144
6(x-6)(x+4)
Take out your GCF of 6 to start which then produces the much more likable x2-2x-24
Who is the leading scorer in NFL history?
Adam Vinatieri with 2,673 points.
BONUS 200 point question- who is the leading NON-KICKER leading scorer in NFL history? (Hint-he is in 37th place with 1,256 points)
Factor the following:
60x3y4-75x5y2+30x6y3
15x3y2 (4y2-5x2+2x3y)
Fully factor the following:
49z2-1
(7z-1)(7z+1)
Factor the following:
x2-22x+121
(x-11)2 or (x-11)(x-11)
Factor the following:
3x2+35x+72
(3x+8)(x+9)
FULLY factor the following:
3x8-48x4
3x4 (x2+4)(x-2)(x+2)
Factor the following:
108x7y8z6+64x5y7z5
4x5y7z5 (27x2yz+16)
Fully factor the following:
9x3-81x
9x (x-3)(x+3)
Factor the following:
x2+x-132
(x+12)(x-11)
Factor the following:
9x2-12x-32
(3x+4)(3x-8)
What team drafted Kobe Bryant?
The Charlotte Hornets. They traded him for Vlade Divac on draft day in 1996. Imagine how different NBA history would have been!
Factor the following:
475x3yz5+250xy3-300x8y7z4
25xy (19x2z5+10y2-12x7y6z4)
Fully factor the following:
16x4-64x2
16x2 (x-2)(x+2)
Factor the following:
x2+29x+180
(x+20)(x+9)
Factor the following:
8x2+23x-36
(8x-9)(x+4)
FULLY factor the following:
48x2+2x-20
2 (8x-5)(3x+2)
GCF of 2 comes out which leaves you with 24x2+x-10 which then leaves you with A LOT of trial and errors to work on. Always use the "closer together" factors to save time. Although 6x and 4x didn't work, the next in line was 8x and 3x which worked!