Quiz about Factoring trinomials

Question 1

Factor:
x²+ 7x - 30

Accepted Answer

(x + 10)(x - 3)

Answer

(x + 10)(x - 7)

Answer

(x - 10)(x + 3)

Answer

(x + 10)(x + 3)

Question 2

Factor
x²+ 9x - 36

Accepted Answer

(x + 12)(x - 3)

Answer

(x + 9)(x - 4)

Answer

(x - 12)(x + 3)

Answer

(x - 9)(x - 4)

Question 3

Factor
n² + 5n - 6

Accepted Answer

(n - 1)(n + 6)

Answer

(n - 2)(n - 3)

Answer

(n + 1)(n - 6)

Answer

(n + 2)(n - 3)

Question 4

Factor
a² - a - 12

Accepted Answer

(a - 4)(a + 3)

Answer

(a + 6)(a - 4)

Answer

(a - 6)(a + 4)

Answer

(a + 4)(a - 3)

Question 5

Factor:
x² + 0x - 144

Accepted Answer

(x - 12)(x + 12)

Answer

(x + 12)2

Answer

(x - 12)2

Answer

122

Question 6

Factor
r² -16r + 60

Accepted Answer

(r - 6)(r - 10)

Answer

(r - 15)(r + 4)

Answer

(r - 6)(r + 10)

Answer

(r +30)(r - 2)

Question 7

Factor
x²-16x + 48

Accepted Answer

(x - 12)(x - 4)

Answer

(x + 6)(x - 8)

Answer

(x + 12)(x - 4)

Answer

(x -16)(x - 3)

Question 8

Factor:
p² - 14p

Accepted Answer

p(p - 14)

Answer

p(1 - 14)

Answer

2p(p - 7)

Answer

p2(1-14)

Question 9

Factor:
v² + 3v - 88

Accepted Answer

(v + 11)(v - 8)

Answer

(v + 22)(v - 4)

Answer

(v + 8)(v - 11)

Answer

(v - 22)(v + 4)

Question 10

Factor:
x²-15x + 36

Accepted Answer

(x - 12)(x - 3)

Answer

(x - 18)(x + 2)

Answer

(x - 12)(x + 3)

Answer

(x + 18)(x - 2)

Question 11

What do you call a polynomial that cannot be factored?

Accepted Answer

Prime

Answer

FOIL

Answer

Simplified

Answer

Proper

Question 12

What is a method of checking your work when factoring?

Accepted Answer

FOIL

Answer

asking the teacher every time

Answer

assume you're correct

Answer

division

Question 13

What is the GCF of the trinomial?
3x²- 9x -120

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

9

Question 14

Factor
x² +17x - 60

Accepted Answer

(x + 20)(x - 3)

Answer

(x - 20)(x + 3)

Answer

(x + 12)(x - 5)

Answer

(x - 12)(x + 5)

Question 15

Factor:
x² + 4xy + 4y²

Accepted Answer

(x + 2y)(x + 2y)

Answer

(x + y)(4x + 4y)

Answer

(2x + y)(2x + y)

Answer

(x + 2)(x + 2)

Question 16

Which is another way of correctly expressing
(x - 3)(x - 3)?

Accepted Answer

(x - 3)2

Answer

(x² - 3²)

Answer

(x2 - 3)

Answer

(x + 3)(x - 3)

Question 17

Factor:
x² - 49

Accepted Answer

(x + 7)(x - 7)

Answer

(x + 7)2

Answer

(x - 7)2

Answer

(x+7)(x-1)

Question 18

Factor completely:
3x² + 18x +15
Hint: Factor GCF first.

Accepted Answer

3(x + 5)(x + 1)

Answer

3(x² + 6x + 5)

Answer

(x + 5)(x + 1)

Answer

Prime

Question 19

Factor:
x² + 6x + 20

Accepted Answer

PRIME

Answer

(x + 4)(x + 5)

Answer

(x + 20)(x + 1)

Answer

(x + 10)(x + 2)

Question 20

Factor:
x² - 8x - 128

Accepted Answer

(x - 16)(x + 8)

Answer

(x - 16)2

Answer

(x + 16)(x - 8)

Answer

(x - 16)(x - 8)

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