Guess the method
CMF
DOTS
PST
Cube
2

6y2+18

CMF

2

Factor: 2x + 14

2(x+7)

2

factor : x2 -9

(x + 3)(x - 3)

2

What is the square of  5?

25

2

What is the cube root of 27?

3

2

x2-10x+25

Perfect Square Trinomial

2

Factor:  4x2 - 28x 

4x(x- 7)

2

factor : x2 - 25

(x - 5)(x + 5)

2

What is the square root of 81?

9

2

What is the cube root of 512?

8

3

4x2- 121

DOTS

3

The gcf of 25z2 - 125xz

25z

3

factor: 81x2 - 49

(9x - 7)(9x + 7)

3

What is the missing term to make it a perfect square trinomial?

x2 + ____+64

16x

3

Factor: x3 + 27

(x + 3)(x2 - 3x + 9)

4

8x-64

Difference of cube

4

Find the missing factor -15x2 + 5x = -5x(      )

3x-1

4

factor: 9x2 -169

(3x + 13)(3x - 13)

4

The factored form of x2 -6x+9

(x-3)2

4

Factor: 8x3 + 1

(2x + 1)(4x2 - 2x + 1)

5

3t5-48t

CMF and DOTS

5

Factor: 9x2 - 45x +9

9(x2 - 5x+ 1)

5

Factor completely:  2x2 - 200

2(x - 10)(x + 10)

5

The factored form of x2+22x+121

(x+11)2

5

Factor: 8x3 - 125

(2x - 5)(4x2 + 10x + 25)