Introduction to Factoring Trinomials

Factor:
x² + 7x - 30

• (x + 10)(x - 7)
• (x - 10)(x + 3)
• (x + 10)(x + 3)
• (x + 10)(x - 3)

Factor
n² + 5n - 6

• (n - 2)(n - 3)
• (n - 1)(n + 6)
• (n + 1)(n - 6)
• (n + 2)(n - 3)

Factor
x² + 9x - 36

• (x + 12)(x - 3)
• (x + 9)(x - 4)
• (x - 12)(x + 3)
• (x - 9)(x - 4)

Factor
a² - a - 12

• (a - 4)(a + 3)
• (a + 6)(a - 4)
• (a - 6)(a + 4)
• (a + 4)(a - 3)

Factor completely: 
x² + 6x +15

• 3(x² + 6x + 5)
• (x + 5)(x + 1)
• 3(x + 5)(x + 1)
• Prime

Factor:
 4h² - 17h + 4

• (2h - 2)²
• 4(h + 4)(h + 1)
• (2h - 2)(2h + 2)
• (h - 4)(4h - 1)

Factor:
 x² - 15x + 50

• (x - 10)(x - 15)
• (x - 10)(x - 5)
• (x - 25)²
• (x - 5)²

Factor
3a² + 4a + 1

• (7a-10)(a-8)
• Not factorable
• (3a+1)(a+1)
• (3a-1)(a-1)

Factor
3v² - 4v - 7

• (3v-7)(v+1)
• 3(v-7)(v-1)
• (3v+1)(v-9)
• (3v+1)(v-10)

If a trinomial, ax² + bx + c, has a negative "c" value, what do you know about the signs in its binomial factors.

• The signs are both +. 
• The signs are one + and one -
• The signs are both -