Factoring Trinomials with a = 1 and a > 1

Factor
3x² + 17x + 10

• (3x-2)(x-5)

• (3x+2)(x+5)

• (3x-5)(x-2)

• (3x+5)(x+2)

Factor the trinomial.

• (p+1)(3p+5)

• (p-1)(3p-5)

• (p+1)(3p-5)

• (p-1)(3p+5)

Factor the trinomial.

• (n+3)(2n-3)

• (n-3)(2n-3)

• (n+3)(2n+3)

• (n-3)(2n+3)

Factor completely.
5x² - 13x + 6

• (x - 3)(5x - 2)

• (5x - 3)(x - 2)

• 5(x - 3)(x + 2)

• Not factorable

• (x - 12)(x - 3)

• (x + 3)(x + 12)

• (x + 12)(x - 3)

• (x + 3)(x - 12)

• (x + 5)(x + 5)

• (x + 25)(x + 1)

• (x - 5)(x - 5)

• (x + 5)(x - 5)

(x - 3)(x + 4)

• (x - 3)(x + 4)

• (x - 2)(x + 6)

• (x +3)(x - 4)

• (x - 6 )(x + 2)

• (x - 7)(x + 4)

• (x - 4)(x - 7)

• (x - 4)(x + 7)

• (x + 4)(x + 7)

What is the first step of the slide-divide-slide method of factoring?

• slide to multiply the a and c values

• do the electric slide

• factor out the GCF

• divide the a and c terms

When using the slide-divide-slide method to factor, what do you do if you end up with a fraction in one of your binomials after dividing by a?

• slide the denominator up to become the coefficient of the variable

• make it a decimal instead

• panic, I am afraid of fractions

• just leave it, fractions are your friends