Factoring Polynomials

Any Polynomial

100

2x + 2

2 (x + 1)

+900

200

2x + 4x² 

2x (1 + 2x) 

steal 500 pts from a team

300

3x² y³ + 6x² y⁴ - 9xy

3xy (xy² + 2xy³ -3)

-600 pts

400

Factor

2x + y

2x + y

swap points with a team

500

5zx² y³ + 10 z² x² y⁴ - 20zxy

5zxy (xy² + 2zxy³ -4)

x3

By Grouping

100

What is this polynomial called? 

x + y

binomial

steal 500 from a team

200

What is the degree?

3x² y³ + 6x² y⁴ - 9xy

6

-500 pts

300

x² + xy + 2x + 2y

x(x + y) +2 (x + y) 

(x+2) (x+y)

lose all your pts

400

[ ab + 6a + 6b + 36 ]

(a+6) (b+6)

double your points

500

[ 4mn - 2m - 6n + 3 ]

(2m-3) (2n-1)

2 teams lose all their pts

Simple Trinomials

100

x² -7x +12

(x-3) (x-4)

-500 pts

200

k² -5k -6

(k-6) (k+1) 

x10 

300

x² - 5x + 4

(x - 1) (x -4)

steal 600 pts

400

x² -4x + 4

(x-2) (x-2)

make 2 teams swap their pts

500

x² + 8x +12 

(x+2) (x+6) 

+1000

Trial and Check

100

Factors of 12

1,12,2,6,3,4

lose all your pts

200

Factors of 3x²

3x and x

make a team win 1000 pts

300

2x² - 4x -6

(2x-6) (x+1)

x negative 1

400

3x² + 10x -8

(3x-2) (x+4) 

go to 1000 no matter where you are at

500

5x² +7x -6

(5x-3) (x+2)

+1200 pts

Extra

100

What always comes but never arrives?

tomorrow

+800 pts

200

Era penal?

No era penal

-500 pts

300

If you were running a race and passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now?

2nd 

x5

400

Quien olvida al amor de su vida? ___ ___ ____ ___ _____. 

En un par de dias. 

swap your pts with a team

500

Say a poem that rhymes. 

At least 4 lyrics 

Make 3 teams lose 400 pts and gain 1000 pts