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Factoring Factors
Review
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5 6 x 1 1 6
interoffros
roots
intercepts
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Factoring Refresher
Quadratic equations can be solved by factoring as well.
Use the problems below to refresh your factoring skills ☺
Set 1: Greatest Common Factor
1. 12k − 18
ACF
2. 40 x 8 y + 64 x 4 y
612K 3 8 5 8
3. 14 m6 − 35m3 − 7 m2 4. 3ab2 − 5a 2 b + 8ab
7M 2m 5M 1 ab3b 59 8
GCF
** When factoring, always look for a _______________ first! **
Set 2: Trinomials (ax2 + bx + c, where a = 1)
b x + 45
5. ax2 + 14 c 6. w2 − 15 w + 26
If 16
5 9 w 13 w 2 2thFEB
a b o
7. c2 + 2c − 48 8. n2 − n − 72
4 811 6 9,75
9. a 2 + 12a + 36 10. n2 − 2n + 1
11. 2k 2 − 16 k − 40 12. 5 z 2 − 25 z + 30
Set 3: Trinomials (ax2 + bx + c, where a > 1)
13. 2 x 2 − 15 x + 18 14. 5 p 2 + 22 p − 48
1 6112 3
ZÑ
E
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15. 3h2 − 19h − 40 16. 12 x2 + 5 x − 2
17. 6 y 2 − 5 y − 21 18. 16 m2 + 60 m − 54
19. 9 x2 − 12 x + 4 20. 8 y 2 + 56 y + 96
Set 4: Difference of Squares
21. x2 − 4 22. y 2 − 81
92 b La bCath Difference
x 2 2 Y 9 perfect s
evenexp
2 4 2
y 9 y 9
23. 9 x2 − 25 y 4 Difference 24. m2 n2 − 49
Perfect Is
3 5 542
evenexp
3X 55 x 542
25. 72r 6 − 2 s 2 26. 2a 2 b − 32a 4 b
3686 52
683 s
923686 5
21683 5 6r s
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Main Ideas/Questions Notes/Examples
1. 12 a 3 + 10 a 2 121,2 4.6.12 2. 14 m 8 n5 − 7 m 2 n 2
GCF W42,5110
29 69 5 7m n 2mm 1
subtraction Perfect Squares:
DIFFERENCE 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100121 14
OF SQUARES Rule: 92 b a b a b evenexponents
perfect 3. 9 x − 49 y 2
2
4. 72c 4 − 2
a 2 − b2
3x Ty
3X 74 3x 74
5. 7 m7 n − 28 mn3 6. 10 w5 − 10 w
Perfect Cubes:
SUM OF 1 8 27 64 125 216 343 512
exponents 3
CUBES Rule:93 b a b 92 ab b2
7. x 3 + 27 8. m 3 + 216 n3
3
a +b 3
14 13 4kme am on
m 6 fhtcubes
35 2 exp 3 3
3x a m on m 6mn 36m exp
9. 500 a 3 + 4 10. 24 c 4 d + 375cd 4
DIFFERENCE
Rule:93 b a b 92 ab b2
3
11. x − 1 12. 216 k 3 − 125 1643 155
OF CUBES l
ax b Y 6K 5 36K 30K 25
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a 3 − b3 x 1 x2 1 exp 3 exp 3
13. 4 − 32h3 14. 2 x3 − 54 y 3
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15. n 4 + 2 n2 − 24 16. w3 + w2 − 20 w
TRINOMIALS
17. 2 a 3 + 38 a 2 + 68 a 18. x5 − 24 x 3 − 25 x
19. 3 x 4 + 14 x2 − 5 20. 9 m 4 − 12 m 2 + 4
Rule: Use grouping!
FOUR
TERMS Steps Example
GROUP the first two terms
together and the last two terms.
K
x3 + x2 − 4 x − 4
FACTOR the GCF for each group.
mustbethesame
x2 1 41 1
FACTOR the common binomial. 1 x2 4
21. x3 − x 2 + 9 x − 9 22. k 3 + 5k 2 − k − 5
k
911
1 x2 9
23. 4 v3 − 5v2 − 16v + 20 24. 2 x5 − 18 x 4 + 7 x − 63
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Check for a GCF first! FACTORING GUIDE
nowmany
ermsdo
have DIFFERENCE DIFFERENCE
Even SUM OF CUBES
OF SQUARES
exponents Exponents OF CUBES
2 a 2 b2 a 3 b3
a b 92 ab b
a 3 b3
terms a b a b a b 92 ab b
a ex 35 1 3 3 27
74 25 145 13 2 9
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4 5 X I
22 1 3 2 92 6 4
TRINOMIALS (a 1) TRINOMIALS (a 1)
3
2 multiplyto a c addto b
9 bx C multiplyto O addto b ax bx c
terms
ox 5 1 511 1 2K IN 1 1 1112 7 2
124 27 1 91 3
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4 TRY GROUPING! Find Gof for eachpart factor binomoats
terms Ex1
3
2 746
125 WE x 2 1
2 6
