Type of Factoring
27x5 - 24x4
GCF
(x + 8)(x + 2)
{-8, -2}
-3x2+2x - 10 = -3x
-3x2+ 5x - 10 = 0
x2 + 9x + 8 = 0
(x + 1)(x + 8)
{-8, -1}
f(x) = (x + 3)(x - 2)
f(x) = x2 + x - 6
1 - 144x2
DOTPS
2(x - 3)(x + 7)
{-7, 3}
4x2 + 8 = -5x
4x2 + 5x + 8 = 0
x2 + 5x = 0
x(x + 5)
{-5, 0}
f(x) = x(x - 6)
f(x) = x2 - 6x
x2 - 6x - 16
Trinomial
x(x + 5)
{-5, 0}
4x2 + 5x + 10 = 2x
4x2 + 3x + 10 = 0
x2 - 25 = 0
(x - 5)(x + 5)
{-5, 5}
{-4, -2}
(x + 4)(x + 2)
x2 + 6x + 8
3x2 - 10x + 7
Tricky Trinomial
(2x - 1)(x + 3)
{-3, 1/2}
3x2 + 5x = 2x2 + 5
x2 + 5x - 5 = 0
x2 - x - 18 = -4x
x2 + 3x - 18 = 0
(x + 6)(x - 3)
{-6, 3}
{-3, 3}
(x + 3)(x - 3)
x2 - 9
8 - 50x2
1. GCF
2. DOTPS
3x2(x - 8)(3x + 2)
{-2/3 , 0, 8}
2x2 + 2 + 5x = -4 - x
2x2 + 6x + 6 = 0
x2 - x - 100 = -x
x2 - 100 = 0
(x - 10)(x + 10)
{-10, 10}
{9}
(x - 9)(x - 9)
x2 - 18x + 81