Factoring Trinomials with Leading Coefficient of 1

What are the factors of m² + 2m − 24

• (m - 3)(m + 8)

• (m - 4)(m + 6)

• (m - 2)(m + 12)

• (m - 8)(m + 3)

• (m - 6)(m + 4)

What are the factors of n² − n − 56

• (n + 1)(n - 56)

• (n + 2)(n - 28)

• (n + 4)(n - 14)

• (n + 7)(n - 8)

What are the factors of n² − 5n + 6

• (n + 2)(n + 3)

• (n + 1)(n + 6)

• (n - 1)(n - 6)

• (n - 2)(n - 3)

What are the factors of b² − 6b + 8

• (b + 1)(b + 8)

• (b - 2)(b - 4)

• not possible for factoring

• (b + 4)(b +2)

• (b - 1)(b - 8)

What are the factors of x² − 15x + 50

• (x - 1)( x - 50)

• (x - 2)( x - 25)

• (x - 5)( x - 10)

• not possible for factoring

What are the factors of v² − 7v + 10

• (v - 2)(v - 5)

• (v - 1)(v - 10)

• (v + 2)(v + 5)

• (v + 1)(v + 10)

• not possible for factoring

What is the first step in factoring this problem?

n² − 11n + 10

• Factor out the GCF

• Multiply

• Add the factors of 10

• List the factors of 10

6x² - 11x - 10

• (3x + 5) (2x - 2)

• (2x + 5) (3x - 2)

• (2x - 5) (3x + 2)

• (3x - 5) (2x + 2)