REVIEW ON FACTORING

Factoring trinomials when a=1

100

Factor into two binomials: x^2+10x+25

(x+5)(x+5)

200

Factor into two binomials: x^2-12x+27

(x-9)(x-3)

300

Factor into two binomials: x^2+2x-24

(x+6)(x-4)

400

Factor into two binomials: x^2-5x+6

(x-3)(x-2)

500

Factor into two binomials: y^4-7y^2-18

(y^2-9)(y^2-2)

Grouping

100

Factor xy+2y+3x+6

(x+2)(y+3)

200

Factor 2x²+ay-ax²-2y

(x²-y)(2-a)

300

Factor 2xy-x²y-6+3x 

(xy-3)(2-x)

400

Factor 24x³-6x²+8x-2

2(4x-1)(3x²+1)

500

Factor: 9x³+36x²-4x-16

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

Factor using the GCF

100

Factor 3x^2-12x

3x(x-4)

200

Factor: 12x⁵-18x³-3x²

3x²(4x³-6x-1)

300

Factor: 15x³y²+10x²y⁴

5x²y²(3x+2y²)

400

Factor: 4ab^2-12a^2b

4ab(b-3a)

500

22x⁵y⁷-14x³y⁸+18x⁶y⁴

2x³y⁴(11x²y³-7y⁴+9x³)

Factor completely

100

Factor completely: a^2b^2-144a^2

a^2(b+12)(b-12)

200

Factor completely: x^4-625

(x+5)(x-5)(x^2+25)

300

Factor completely: y^4-81

(y^2+9)(y+3)(y-3)

400

Factor completely: 2x^3+14x^2-60x

2x((x+10)(x-3)

500

Factor completely: 80-5d^2

5(4+d)(4-d)

Factoring the difference of two perfect squares

100

Factor: x^2-16

(x+4)(x-4)

200

Factor: 9-x^2

(3+x)(3-x)

300

25y^2-4k^2

(5y+2k)(5y-2k)

400

(1/4)x^2-(49/25)

(1/2x-7/5)(1/2x+7/5)

500

x^2+100

Can not be factored because of the plus sign.