Factoring

Factor by grouping.

x³-5x²+5x-25

• (x²-5)(x-5)

• (x²+5)(x-5)

• (x²+5)(x+5)

• (x²-1)(x-25)

Factor by grouping:
x³+7x²-2x-14

• (x²-2)(x-7)

• (x²+2)(x-7)

• (x²+2)(x+7)

• (x²-2)(x+7)

Factor completely.

• ( 7x + 4 ) ( 7x - 4 )

• ( 7x + 4 ) ( 7x + 4 )

• ( 7x - 4 ) ²

• does not factor (SUM of squares)

Factor:

2x² + 3x - 9

• 2(x + 3)(x - 3)

• (2x - 3)²

• (x + 3)(2x - 3)

• (2x + 3)(x - 3)

Factor:

x² − 15x + 50

• (x − 10)(x − 15)

• (x − 10)(x − 5)

• (x − 25)²

• (x − 5)(x − 5)

What does GCF mean?

• green colored frogs

• greatest coefficient

• greatest common factor

• greater common fraction

Factor: 6x² - 9x

• x(6x - 9)

• 3x(2x - 9)

• 3x(2x - 3)

• 3(x - 3)

Factor:
x² - 9

• (x + 3)(x - 3)

• (x + 3)²

• (x - 3)²

• (x+3)(x+3)

x² - 16

• Prime

• ( x - 4) ( x + 4) 

• ( x - 8) ( x + 8) 

• ( x - 4) ( x - 4) 

Which factoring technique would you use first.

• GCF

• DOTS

• Trinomial a=1

• Grouping