Activity on Factoring Polynomials

• 5

• x

• 5x

• 20x

• 2n²(4n-1)

• 2n²(4n + 1)

• n²(8n+2)

• 3n(4n+1)

• 25(10x³ + 45x - 15)

• 5(2x³ + 3x² - x)

• x(10x³ + 15x - 5)

• 5(2x² + 3x - 1)

• x(3x² + 9x - 15) 

• 3x(x² + 3x - 5)

• 3x(x² - 9x + 15) 

• x(3x² -9x + 15) 

• Yes, because the teacher is always right!

• No, because 9 doesn't divide into 18 and 36. There are too many variables.

• ( x + 5 ) ( x - 5 )

• ( x - 5 ) ( x - 5 )

• ( x + 5 ) ( x + 5 )

• Prime

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Which of these can ONLY BE factored using difference of two squares?

• 144x² - 49y²

• x² + 4x - 12

• 100x² + 20x + 1

• 14x - 16

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• (5x-9)²

• (5x+9)(5x-9)

• 25(x-9)²

• (9x+5)(9x-5)

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Which one is false about the difference of two squares?

• We can factor because there is addition sign.

• We can factor because there is a perfect squared number (Example: x², 25, 49)

• Formula: a² - b² = (a + b) (a - b)

• We can factor because there is minus sign.

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• Yes, because there is a subtraction sign between two squared numbers

• No, you need to add them

• Yes because everything is a squared number

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