Factoring Box Method

Given the trinomial What would go in the two blanks?

• -5 and 2

• -3 and 0

• -3 and 2

• none of these

Given the trinomial What numbers would go in the two blanks?

• 3 and 8

• 2 and 12

• -6 and -4

• 6 and 4

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the two blanks?

• -2 and 8

• 2 and -8

• 4 and 4

• -4 and 4

• 2 and 10

• -2 and 10

• -4 and 5

• 4 and 5

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the two blanks?

• 3 and 4

• -3 and 4

• 2 and 6

• -2 and 6

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the yellow blank?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 9

Given the trinomial What numbers go in the yellow blank?

• -2

• -4

• -8

• -16

Select which monomial belongs in the last box:

• 1

• 4x

• -16

• 6

Answer explanation

The correct choice is -16 because a monomial is a single term with a coefficient and variable. -16 fits this definition as it is a constant term without a variable.

What is the GCF of the highlighted row:

• 2x

• x

• 6

• 3

Answer explanation

The GCF of the highlighted row is 3 because it is the greatest common factor of the numbers in the row.

What is the GCF of the highlighted column:

• 3

• x

• 5

• 5x

Answer explanation

The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the highlighted column is 5, as it is the largest number that can divide evenly into all the numbers in the column.