Gable Factor Poly (2024 Update)

Synthetic Division

100

Who are they?

Max, Mike, Will, Lucas

Kids from Stranger Things

200

Factor.

x³ + 9x² - 21x + 11

(x + 11)(x - 1)(x - 1) 

300

Factor.

5x³ + 7x² - x - 3

(5x - 3)(x + 1)(x + 1)

400

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

Deck of Cards

Old School Factor

100

Factor.

x⁴ - 4x² - 5

(x² + 1)(x² - 5)

200

An American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games; from Alabama

Jesse Owens

300

Factor.

x⁴ - 10x² + 24

(x - 2)(x + 2)(x² - 6) 

400

Who are they? 

Pongo, Dug, Rajah, Pascal

Disney Pets

Finding Roots

100

Find the roots.

x³ + 5x² - 13x + 7 = 0

x = 1, 1, -7 

200

Find the roots.

2x³ + 5x² + x - 2 = 0

x = 1/2, -2, -1

300

Who are they?

Otto, Eddy, Norman, Curt, Wilson

Spider-man Villians

400

Find the roots.

x⁴ - 4x² - 21 = 0

x = isqrt3,-isqrt3,sqrt7,-sqrt7

Wild Card

100

What is the formula for finding part of the vertex of a parabola? 

x = -b/2a 

200

Who are they?

Tommy, Phillip, Lillian, Chuckie

The Rugrats

300

What are two other names for "roots?" 

Zeros, X-intercepts

400

Who are they?

Baker, Elm, Sesame, Jump

Streets