Factoring Polynomials 2) a7 - a5 - a3
am/an = a(m-n) = a3 (a4 - a2 - 1)
For example 3) 15x6 - 21x3
a) 4x3/2x2 = 3x3 (5x3 - 7)
= 2x3-2 4) 60a b + 40a3b5
2 3
= 2x = 20a2b3(3 + 2ab2)
B) 25x3/5x3 = 20a2b3(2ab2 + 3)
= 5x3-3
= 5x0
= 5(1)
=5 Find the greatest common factor of the monomials.
1. Greatest Common Monomial Factor
1) 7x2yz4 and 21x2y5z3
a) 12, 45
GCF = 3 = 7x2yz3
12 = 2*2*3
45 = 3*3*5 2) x2y, x3y and x2y2
b) 12x3y2, 45xy3
= x2 y
GCF = 3xy2
c) 12x3y2 - 45xy3
= 3xy2(12x3y2/ 3xy2 - 45xy3/3xy2) 3) 25bc4d3, 35b2c5, and 45c3d
= 3xy2(4x2 - 9y)
d) 36x5 + 24x4 - 12x2 = 5c3
36 = 3*2*3*2
24 = 3*2*2*2
12 = 3*2*2 4) 35x5y3z4, 49x2yz3 and 14xy2z2
= 7xyz2
GCF = 3*2*2
= 12 5) x3y2 and xyz
12x (3x3 + 2x2 - 1)
2
= xy
Find the GCF between/among the given
numbers
1) 35, 15, 60 6) 3x2yz and 4x3y3
35 = 7 * 5 = x 2y
15 = 3*5
7) p2qr , pq2r and pqr2
60 = 5*3*2*2 =pqr
GCF = 5
2) 27, 54, 18 8) 66a4b2c3, 44a3b4c2 and 24a2b3c4
27 = 3*3*3 9*3 =2a2b2c2
54 = 3*3*3*2 9*6
9) -27p2qr5 and 15p3r3
18 = 3*3*2 9*2
GCF = 3*3 = 3p2r3
=9
I.
Factor Using GCF
1) 2x2 + 6x -8x3 1) 6
= 2x(x + 3 - 4x2)
2) 5
= 2x(-4x2 + x + 3)
3) 2
4) 8 Factoring the Difference of Two Squares
5) 7 a2 - b2 = (a + b)(a - b)
6)9 Examples:
7) 15 1) x2 - 9 = (x + 3)(x - 3)
8) 48 = 2*3*2*2*2 2) 25x2 - 16y2 = (5x + 4y)(5x - 4y)
72 = 3*3*2*2*2 3) 32a2 - 18 = 2(16a2 - 9)
GCF = 3*2*2*2 = 2(4a + 3)(4a - 3)
= 24 4) 100x3 - 81x = x(100x2 - 81)
II. = x(10x + 9)(10x - 9)
1) 3(2x +1) 5) x4 - 1 = (x2)2 - 1
2) 8x(3x - 1) = (x2 + 1)(x2 - 1)
3) 6(x - 2) = (x2 + 1)(x - 1)(x + 1)
4) 2x(x +4) III.
5) 2(2x +5) 12) -x2 + 16 = 16 - x2
6) 5x (2x + 7) = -(x2 - 16)
7) 5xy(2x - 3y) = (4 + x)(4 - x)
8) 3(4x2 - 3x + 5) 13) (6m + 11)(6m - 11)
9) 3n(n2 - 4n -10) 14) 2(x + 2)(x - 2)
10) prime expression (prime number) 15) prime
11) x(2x2 -3x + 5)
12) 13m(1 + 2m - 3m2)
13) 17(x2 + 2x + 3)
14) 6m2n2(3n2 - 2n + 4)
III. Review:
(a + b)(a - b) = a2 - b2
Example:
(2x + 5)(2x - 5) = 4x2 - 25
Therefore:
