Alg2 quiz #2 review

What factoring method would be used for this one?

x² + 6x + 8

• GCF

• diamond method

  (the X setup)

• difference of 2 perfect squares

  (square roots)

What factoring method would be used for this one?

4a² - 12a

• GCF

• diamond method

  (the X setup)

• difference of 2 perfect squares

  (square roots)

What factoring method would be used for this one?

x² - 100

• GCF

• diamond method

  (the X setup)

• difference of 2 perfect squares

  (square roots)

What factoring method would be used for this one?

a² - 12a + 35

• GCF

• diamond method

  (the X setup)

• difference of 2 perfect squares

  (square roots)

What factoring method would be used for this one?

4a² - 16

• GCF

• diamond method

  (the X setup)

• difference of 2 perfect squares

  (square roots)

What factoring method would be used for this one?

2x² - 8

• no GCF method

  (the "magic X",

  longer diamond method)

• GCF, then diamond method

• GCF, then difference of squares

What factoring method would be used for this one?

2x² + 7x - 15

• no GCF method

  (the "magic X",

  longer diamond method)

• GCF, then diamond method

• GCF, then difference of squares

What factoring method would be used for this one?

3x² - 3x - 6

• no GCF method

  (the "magic X",

  longer diamond method)

• GCF, then diamond method

• GCF, then difference of squares

Match each expression to the type of factoring method you would use.

• difference of squares

• m² - 15m + 56

• diamond method

• 3x² - 27

• no GCF method

• x² - 49

• GCF, then difference of squares

• 3ab - 6ab²

• GCF

• 2x² + x -6

• 1

• -1

• Cannot be reduced