Factoring Polynomials Checkpoint

Which factoring strategy would you use to factor: 4x³ + 32? Greatest Common Factor and then . . .

• Grouping

• Quadratic Form

• Difference of Cubes

• Sum of Cubes

• Difference of Squares

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

Which factoring strategy would you use to factor x⁴ + 8x² + 7 ?

• Sum of Cubes

• Difference of Squares

• X Method for Trinomials

• Greatest Common Factor

Factor Completely: 8 - x³

• (8 - x)(64 + 8x + x²)

• (2 - x)(4 - 2x + x²)

• (2 - x)(4 + 2x + x²)

• (x - 2)(x²+ 2x + 4)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

Factor Completely: x³ - 4x² - 4x + 16

• (x² - 4)(x + 4)

• (x³- 4)(x - 4)

• (x - 2)(x + 2)(x - 4)

• (x² - 4)(x² + 4)

What do you look for at the beginning of every factoring problem?

• A Greatest Common Factor

• A Binomial

• The Degree and Leading Coefficient

• A Pattern