Lesson on Factoring GCF and Difference of Two Squares

Factor:
56a³-8a

• 8a²(56a³-8a)
• 8a(7a²-1)
• 8a(7a³-a)
• 8a²(35a²-a)

Factor:
 2n²-8n³

• 2n²(n-4n²)
• 2n²(1-4n)
• 2n³(10-8n²)
• 3n(1-4n)

Factor:
2n³+16n+12

• 2n(n³+24n+6)
• 2(n³+8n+6)
• 2n(n³+8n+6)
• 3(n³+8n+6)

factor:x² - 25

• ( x + 5 ) ( x - 5 ) 
• ( x - 5 ) ( x - 5 ) 
• ( x + 5 ) ( x + 5 ) 
• Prime

Factor
81m² - 1 

• not factorable
• (m-9)(m+9)
• 9m(9m-1)
• (9m-1)(9m+1)

12x + 9

• 3(4x + 3)
• x(12+9)
• 3(4x - 3)
• not factorable

   6m² + 16m

• 2(3m² + 8m)
• 2m(3m + 8)
• 2m(3m - 8m)
• not factorable

Factor:
p² - 14p

• p(1 - 14)
• 2p(p - 7)
• p²(1-14)
• p(p - 14)

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

• 3
• 2
• 6
• 9

Factor:
x² - 49

• (x + 7)(x - 7)
• (x + 7)²
• (x - 7)²
• (x+7)(x-1)