Gcf and Factoring Trinomials with No Coefficient

How should you factor the following expression?

• Perfect Squares:

  Use (x + a ) (x - a )

• Factor when a>1, slip & slide

• No Leading Coefficient:

  Go straight to (x ± a) (x ± b)

• Factor by Grouping

How should you factor the following expression?  
x² - 5x + 6

• Perfect Squares:
  Use (x + a ) (x - a )

• Perfect Cubes:
  Use SOP SMS

• No Leading Coefficient:
  Go straight to (x ± a) (x ± b)

• Multiply 1st & Last;
  Replace middle term;
  Factor by Grouping

How should you factor the following expression?
x² + 7x - 30

• Perfect Squares:
  Use (x + a ) (x - a )

• Perfect Cubes:
  Use SOP SMS

• No Leading Coefficient: Go straight to (x ± a) (x ± b)

• Multiply 1st & Last;
  Replace middle term;
  Factor by Grouping

Which of the following methods would be best to solve this equation by Factoring?
7x³ + 49x² = 0

• GCF

• Trinomial a > 1

• Diffefernce of Squares

• Difference of Cubes

Factor the trinomial.

• (x+27)(x+1)

• (x+9)(x+3)

• (x+28)(x+1)

• (x+14)(x+13)

Factor the trinomial. Look for a GCF first!

• A

• B

• C

• D

Factor the trinomial. Look for a GCF first!

• A

• B

• C

• D