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Factoring Trinomials
Factoring by GCF
Factoring by difference of squares
Factoring by Grouping
Which method should you use?
100
x^2+4x-32
What is (x-4)(x+8)
100

-3x^3-33x

What is -3x(x^2+11)

100
X^2-81
What is (x+9)(x-9)
100
xy+2y+3x+6
What is (x+2)(y+3)
100
2x^2+4x^2
What is GCF
200
12x^2+5x-2
What is (3x+2)(4x-1)
200
3x^4y^3+12x^3y-18x^2y^2
What is 3x^2y
200
a^2-b^2
What is (a+b)(a-b)
200
4x^3+2x^2-2x-1
What is (2x+1)(2x^2-1)
200

3x^2+8x+4

What is Factoring by Grouping OR Factoring Trinomials?

300
6x^2-11x+4
What is (2x-1)(3x-4)
300
9x+18
What is 9(x+2)
300

4x^2+25

What is No Solution?

300
2x^2+ay-ax^2-2y
What is (x^2-y)(2-a)
300
x^2-25
What is Difference of squares
400
15x^2+14x-8
What is (5x-2)(3x+4)
400
3x^4-6x^2
What is 3x^2(x^2-2)
400
100m^2-49
What is (10m-7)(10m+7)
400

2x^3-3x^2-2x+3

What is (2x-3)(x+1)(x-1) OR (2x-3)(x^2-1)?

400
2x^3+6x^2+3x+9
What is Grouping
500
9x^2+12x+4
What is (3x+2)(3x+2) or (3x+2)^2
500
12x^3+9x^2y
What is 3x^2(2x+3y)
500
16x^2-25y^2
What is (4x+5y)(4x-5y)
500
24x^3-6x^2+8x-2
What is 2(4x-1)(3x^2+1)
500
12x^3+9x^2y
What is GCF