Factoring GCF and Trinomials with a=1

What does factoring mean in mathematics?

• Turning a multiplication problem into an addition problem

• Finding the difference of terms

• Finding the sum of terms

• Turning an addition problem into a multiplication problem

What is the first step in factoring a polynomial?

• Combining like terms

• Factoring out the GCF

• Finding the roots

• Simplifying the expression

What does GCF stand for?

• Greatest Common Formula

• Greatest Common Function

• Greatest Common Fraction

• Greatest Common Factor

If the terms of a polynomial are 5x^2, 15x, and 10, what is the GCF?

• 5

• 15

• 10

• 1

After factoring out the GCF of 5 from 5x^2 + 15x + 10, what is the resulting expression?

• x^2 + 3x + 2

• 5(x^2 + 3x + 2)

• 5x(x + 3) + 2

• 5(x^2 + 3x + 10)

What two numbers multiply to give 2 and add to give 3 in the trinomial x^2 + 3x + 2?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 4

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 3

What is the completely factored form of 5x^2 + 15x + 10?

• 5(x + 1)(x + 2)

• 5(x + 1)(x - 2)

• 5(x - 1)(x + 2)

• 5(x + 2)(x + 3)

What is the GCF of the terms 2x^2, 4x, and -30?

• 6

• 8

• 2

• 4

What two numbers multiply to give -15 and add to give 2 in the trinomial x^2 + 2x - 15?

• 1 and -15

• 15 and -1

• 5 and -3

• 3 and -5

What is the completely factored form of 8x^2 - 56x + 48?

• 8(x + 1)(x + 6)

• 8(x - 6)(x + 1)

• 8(x - 1)(x - 6)

• 8(x - 1)(x + 6)