Factoring trinomials
a=1
Factoring Trinomials- harder
a doesn't = 1
Factor by Grouping
Solution Set
Scientific Notation
100
Factor into two binomials: x2+8x+12
(x+6)(x+2)
100
Factor into two binomials: 2x2+7x+3
(2x+1)(x+3)
100

Factor: 2m3-m2-1m+8

(m2-8)(2m-1)

100

(x-4)(x+6)=0

x=4, x=-6

100

How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

5.64 x 108

200
Factor into two binomials: m2-11m+18
(m-9)(m-2)
200
Factor into two binomials: 5n2+26n+5
(5n+1)(n+5)
200

Factor: 56x3+7x2-32x-4

(7x2-4)(8x+1)

200

(x+1)(x-2)=0

x=-1, x=2

200

How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?

43,756

300
Factor into two binomials: x2+5x-24
(x+8)(x-3)
300
Factor into two binomials: 3x2-10x+7
(3x-7)(x-1)
300

18x3+21x2+24x+28

(3x2+4)(6x+7)

300

(2x+1)(x-3)=0

x=-1/2, x=3

300

Multiply:
(3.4 x 105)(1.2 x 10-3)

4.08 x 102

400
Factor into two binomials: y2-6y-7
(y-7)(y+1)
400
Factor into two binomials: 7x2-36x+5
(7x-1)(x-5)
400

3v3+12v2+2v+8

(3v2+2)(v+4)

400

(5x-4)(6x+12)=0

x=4/5, x=-2

400

Divide:
(6.9 x 107) / (2.3 x 10-3)

3 x 1010


If multiplying means adding exponents, dividing means subtracting them!

500
Factor into two binomials: x2-x-56
(x-8)(x+7)
500
Factor into two binomials: 2x2-12x+10
(2x-2)(x-5)
500

20n3+32n2-25n-40

(3v2+2)(v+4)

500

(7x+1)(4x-9)=0

x=-1/7, x=9/4

500

Which is the smallest?
1.3 x 1020
2.9 x 1021
9.5 x 1032
8.4 x 1019

8.4 x 1019