Guess and Check Factoring

• Easy factoring - just use the 'X'

• Hard factoring - use a method or 'guess and check'

• Has a GCF - pull it out first

• Special Case - Difference of Squares

• Special Case - Perfect Square Trinomial

• Easy factoring - just use the 'X'

• Hard factoring - use a method or 'guess and check'

• Has a GCF - pull it out first

• Special Case - Difference of Squares

• Special Case - Perfect Square Trinomial

x² + 11x + 24

• (x + 6)(x + 4)

• (x + 12)(x + 2)

• (x - 8)(x - 3)

• (x + 8)(x + 3)

• (x-4)(x-6)

• (x-12)(x+2)

• (x-8)(x-3)

• (x+24)(x-1)

What is the factored form of 25x²-9

• (5x+3)(5x-3)

• (x+5)(x-3)

• (x-3)(x+5)

• (5x+3)(3x+5)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

What are the factors of x²+3x-40

• (x+10)(x-4)

• (x+8)(x-5)

• (x+20)(x-2)

• (x+1)(x-3)

Factor completely:

• 3(x2 + 6x + 5)

• (x + 5)(x + 1)

• 3(x + 5)(x + 1)

• Prime

Factor completely.

3a³ - 28a² + 60a