Short Jeopardy Brain Break

What is the GCF?

100

8 and 12

4

200

20 and 50

10

300

x² and x

x

400

13 and 26

13

500

10x and 45x

5x

How should you factor?

100

x² + 5x + 6

Diamond Method

200

8x + 6

GCF

300

3x² + 5x - 6x - 10

Factor by grouping.

400

4x² + 16x + 12

Diamond Method, long way

500

DOUBLE POINTS: x² - 81

Difference of Squares

Diamond Method Practice

100

Multiplies to 24

Adds to 10

4 and 6

200

Multiplies to 35

Adds to 12

7 and 5

300

Multiplies to -20

Adds to +1

5 and -4

400

Multiplies to 30 and adds to 17.

15 and 2

500

Multiplies to 121 and adds to -22.

-11 and -11

Difference of Squares

100

x² - 1

(x + 1)(x - 1)

200

x² - 4

(x + 2)(x - 2)

300

x² - 9

(x + 3)(x - 3)

400

x² - 25

(x + 5)(x - 5)

500

x² - 64

(x + 8)(x - 8)

Wild Card

100

Is 23 a prime number?

Yes.

200

Name all the factors of 5.

1 and 5. It is prime.

300

This famous fat cat loves lasagna.

Garfield.

400

Is 49 a perfect square? Explain.

Yes, because 7 x 7 is 49.

500

If you get this wrong you lose 500 points.

This prominent pointed stone structure, AKA a gigantic obelisk is at the center of WASHINGTON, D.C. It is across from the Lincoln Memorial. It is the largest of its kind in the world and is a nationally recognized MONUMENT. 

The WASHINGTON MONUMENT