Which Type of Problem?
Type 1: GCF
Type 2: Quadratics
Type 3: Difference of Squares
Type 4: Factor by Grouping
100

x2-25

Type 3: Difference of Squares

100

2x5+4x4+6x3

2x3(x2+2x+3)

100

x2+8x+15

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

100

x2-9

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

100

10xy-2x+5y-1

What is (2x+1)(5y-1)?

200

10x2+5xz-14xy-7yz

Type 4 problem: Factor by Grouping

200

5x5+25x3+20x2

5x2(x3+5x+4)

200

2x2-3x-5

What is (2x-5)(x+1)?

200

4x2-64

What is (2x+8)(2x-8)?

200

6x3+10x2+3x+5

What is (3x+5)(2x2+1)?

300

20x5+30x3+40x2

Type 1 Problem: Greatest Common Factor

300

16x7-24x5-28x4

4x4(4x3-6x-7)

300

5x2-12x+4

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

300

81x2-16y2

What is (9x+4y)(9x-4y)?

300

6x6+24x4-11x2-44

What is (6x4-11)(x2+4)?

400

4x2+20x+12

Type 1 Problem: Greatest Common Factor

400

6x2y-30xy2-12y2

6y(x2-5xy-2y)

400

10x2+29x+10

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

400

100-25x2

What is (10+5x)(10-5x)?

400

4x2-3yz+2xz-6xy

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

500

x4-1

Type 3 Problem: Difference of Squares

500

8x3y3-4x2y4-16xy2

4xy2(2x2y-xy2-4)

500

3x2-32x-91

What is (3x+7)(x-13)?

500

256x2-169

What is (16x+13)(16x-13)?

500

ab+bd-ac-cd

What is (a+d)(b-c)?