REVIEW ON FACTORING

Factoring trinomials when a=1

100

Factor into two binomials: x²+10x+25

(x+5)(x+5)

200

Factor into two binomials: x²-12x+27

(x-9)(x-3)

300

Factor into two binomials: x²+2x-24

(x+6)(x-4)

400

Factor into two binomials: x²-5x+6

(x-3)(x-2)

500

Factor into two binomials: y⁴-7y²-18

(y²-9)(y²+2)

Factoring trinomials when a>1

100

Factor 2x²-7x+6

(2x-3)(x-2)

200

Factor 9x²+6x+1

(3x+1)(3x+1)

300

Factor 2x²-x-6

(x-2)(2x+3)

400

Factor 4y²+12y+9

(2y+3)(2y+3)

500

Factor: ax²-bx-ax+b

(x-1)(ax-b)

Factor using the GCF

100

Factor 3x²-12x

3x(x-4)

200

Factor:75x²y-120xy

15xy(5x-8)

300

Factor: 3x⁴y²-15x²y

3x²y(x²y-5)

400

Factor: 4ab²-12a²b

4ab(b-3a)

500

36m⁴n³-12m³n²+6m²n

6m²n(6m²n²-2mn+1)

Factor completely

100

Factor completely: a²b²-144a²

a²(b+12)(b-12)

200

Factor completely: x⁴-16

(x-2)(x+2)(x²+4)

300

Factor completely: y⁴-81

(y²+9)(y+3)(y-3)

400

Factor completely: 2x³+14x³-60x

2x(x+10)(x-3)

500

Factor completely: 80-5d²

5(4+d)(4-d)

Factoring DOTS

100

Factor: x²-16

(x+4)(x-4)

200

Factor: 9-x²

(3+x)(3-x)

300

25y²-4k²

(5y+2k)(5y-2k)

400

45m³n-5mn

5mn(3m-1)(3m+1)

500

x²+100

Can not be factored because of the plus sign.