April 4th Factoring review

Front

What is the GCF of 3x^2 and -2x?

Back

x

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Factor out the GCF from 3x^3 + 9x.

Back

3x(x^2 + 3)

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Factor 7x + 21 using the GCF.

Back

7(x + 3)

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Factor Completely: 16x^4 - 1.

Back

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

Front

Factor: 125x^2 - 5.

Back

5(5x + 1)(5x - 1)

Front

What does GCF stand for?

Back

Greatest Common Factor.

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How do you find the GCF of two terms?

Back

List the factors of each term and identify the largest factor they share.

Front

What is the first step in factoring a polynomial?

Back

Identify and factor out the GCF.

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What is the difference of squares formula?

Back

a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b)

Front

What is the factored form of x^2 - 9?

Back

(x + 3)(x - 3)