Factoring Review Jeopardy

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

Factor
x² + 8x + 12 

(x + 2)(x + 6)

300

Factor
x² - 6x + 8

(x - 4)(x - 2)

400

Factor
x² - 10x - 24 

(x - 12)(x + 2)

500

Factor

x² - 14x - 72

(x - 18)(x + 4)

Difference of Squares

100

Factor 

x² - 4

(x+2)(x-2)

200

Factor
x² - 81

(x - 9)(x + 9)

300

Factor

4x²-25

(2x - 5)(2x + 5)

400

Factor

121x² - 225

(11x + 15)(11x - 15)

500

DAILY

DOUBLE

2500x² - 1

Trinomial, a > 1

100

Factor

2x² + 9x + 10

(2x + 5)(x + 2)

200

Factor

3x² + 8x + 5

(3x + 5)(x + 1)

300

Factor

10x² + x - 3

(2x - 1)(5x +3)

400

DAILY

DOUBLE

Factor

16x² + 31x - 2

500

Factor

8x² - 19x + 6

(8x - 3)(x - 2)