Factor Drops

3x³ + 9x² - 15x 

• x(3x² + 9x - 15) 

• 3x(x² + 3x - 5)

• 3x(x² - 9x + 15) 

• x(3x² -9x + 15) 

32n² - 50
(Check for a GCF)

• (16n - 25)(16n + 25)

• 2(8n - 25)(8n + 25)

• 2(4n + 5)(4n - 5)

• Not Factorable

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

100m²n² - 81p²

• Not Factorable

• (10mn - 9p)(10mn + 9p)

• (10mn² - 9p)(10mn² + 9p)
  

• (25mn - 8p)(25 + 8p)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

Which of the following cannot be factored using difference of squares?

• x²y² - 16

• x² - 25y

• n⁴ - 36

• 1 - x²

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

What is the first question you ask yourself when factoring a polynomial?

• How many terms does it have?

• Is there a HCF?

• What strategy should I use?

• Why do I have to learn this?!?!?!

How would you factor this?

• AC Method

• Regular (a=1)

• GCF

• DOPS

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

How would you factor this?

• AC Method

• Regular (a=1)

• GCF

• DOPS

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

Factoring is the opposite of which property

• associative

• additive inverse

• distributive

• commutative

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1