Factoring

GCF

100

Factoring x² + 3x by GCF.

What is x(x + 3)?

200

Factoring 2x + 8 by GCF.

What is 2(x + 4)?

300

Factoring 3x² - 21x by GCF.

What is 3x(x-7)?

400

Factoring 2x³ - 12x by GCF.

What is 2x(x² - 6)

500

Factoring 8x² + 20x³ by GCF.

What is 4x²(2+5x)?

DOTS

100

Factoring x² - 9 by DOTS.

What is (x+3)(x-3)?

200

Factoring x² - 121 by DOTS.

What is (x+11)(x-11)?

300

Factoring 4x² - 9 by DOTS.

What is (2x+3)(2x-3)?

400

Factoring 1 - 81x² by DOTS.

What is (1+9x)(1-9x)?

500

Factoring 169 - 9x⁶ by DOTS.

What is (13 + 3x³)(13 - 3x³)?

XBOX

100

Factoring x² + 5x + 6 by XBOX.

What is (x+3)(x+2)?

200

Factoring x² - 8x + 12 by XBOX.

What is (x - 6)(x - 2)?

300

Factoring x² - 10x - 39 by XBOX.

What is (x - 13)(x + 3)?

400

Factoring x² + x - 72 by XBOX.

What is (x + 9)(x - 8)?

500

Factoring x² - x - 110 by XBOX.

What is (x - 11)(x + 10)?

Factoring Completely

100

Factoring x³ - 4x completely.

What is x(x+2)(x-2)?

200

Factoring 2x² - 18 completely.

What is 2(x+3)(x-3)?

300

Factoring 2x² + 4x - 30 completely.

What is 2(x+5)(x-3)?

400

6x³ + 48x² - 120x factored completely.

What is 6x(x+10)(x-2)?

500

Factoring x⁴ + 9x² - 10 completely.

What is (x² + 10)(x + 1)(x - 1)?

Factoring Methods

100

This factoring method should always be tried first.

What is the GCF method?

200

This factoring method is can only be used on trinomials.

What is the XBOX method?

300

This factoring method only works for binomials with even exponents, subtraction, and perfect squares.

What is the DOTS method?

400

This set of buttons on the calculator can help you find the GCF between two numbers.

What is math -> num -> 9?

500

This phrase means having to use multiple factoring methods, or having to use one factoring method more than once.

What is "factoring completely"?