Factoring Polynomials

Random

100

Factorable or Prime? If so, find it.

3x² + 3

3(x² + 1)

200

Factorable or Prime?

81x - 15

3(27x-5)

300

Factorable or Prime? If so, find it.

97x - 3

Prime

400

Factorable or Prime? If so, find it.

1356x² + 373

Prime

500

What is the largest prime number you can think of?

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Varies

Trinomial A=1

100

Factor

x² + 3x - 4

(x-1)(x+4)

200

Factor

2x² - 2x - 4

2(x-2)(x+1)

300

Factor

3x² - 6x -189

3(x² -2x -63)

3(x-9)(x+7)

400

Factor

4x² +40x + 84

4(x+3)(x+7)

500

Factor

5x² +10x +20

5(x²+2x + 4)

Perfect Sq Trinomial

100

factor

x² -70x +1225

(x -35)(x - 35)

or

(x-35)²

200

Factor

9x² -12x +4

(3x-2)(3x-2)

or 

(3x-2)²

300

Factor

49x² +14x +1

(7x + 1)(7x + 1)

or 

(7x + 1)²

400

factor

36x² +132x + 121

(6x+11)(6x+11)

or 

(6x + 11)²

500

factor

7x² -112x +448

7(x² -16x +64)

7(x-8)(x-8)

or 

7(x-8)²

Difference of Sq

100

factor

x² - 1

(x-1)(x+1)

200

factor

3x² - 75

3(x-5)(x+5)

300

factor

9b² - 25

(3b-5)(3b+5)

400

factor

16b² - 4y²

4(4b² - y²)

4(2b-y)(2b+y)

500

factor

144x² - 25y²

(12x-5y)(12x+5y)

A>1

100

factor

3x² -2x -5

(3x-5)(x+1)

200

factor

3n² -8n +4

(3n - 2)(n - 2)

300

6m² +33m +15

3(2m +1)(2m +5)

400

factor

4b² -17b -4

(b +4)(4b +1)

500

factor 

3x² +6x + 3

3(x+1)(x+1)