1. x3 – 2x2 – 3x + 6 5.

36x4 + 11x2 +1
 Group into two terms  Expand 11x2 and assume the difference of
= (x3 – 2x2) – (3x-6) missing terms
 Factor out common terms = 36x4 – 6x3+6x3+6x2 – x2 + x – x –x –1
= x2(x-2) – 3 (x–2)  Use commutative basis and group into
 Factor out x –2 here terms
= (x–2) (x2–3) = (36x4–6x3+6x2)+(6x3–x2+x)+(6x2–x–1)
 Factor out common terms
2. 4m3 – 4m – 3m2 + 3 = 6x2 (6x2–x+1)+ x(6x2 –x+1)+(6x2 –x+1)
 Group into two terms  Factor out 6x2 – x + 1
= (4m3 – 4m) – (3m2-3) = (6x2 – x + 1) (6x2 + x + 1)
 Factor out common terms
= 4m (m2 – 1) – 3 (m2 – 1) 6. x4 + 4
 Factor out m2 –1  Assume the Difference of 4x2 to get
= (m2 – 1) (4m – 3) perfect squares
 Factor m2 – 1 using difference of squares = x4 + 4x2 – 4x2 + 4
= (m+1) (m–1) (4m – 3)  Use commutative laws and Group into
two terms
3. 8x3 – y3 – 6x + 3y = (x2 +4x2 + 4) – (4x2)
 Group into two terms  Factor 4x4 + 4x2 + 4 using Difference of
= (8x3 – y3) – (6x –3y) squares
 Factor 8x3-y3 using difference of cubes x3 (x2)2 x x2
x3 (2x)3 x 2x y3 (2)2 y 2
y3 (y)3 y y 2xy 2(x2)(2)
 Factor out common terms from 6x – 3y = (x+2)2 – (4x2)
= (2x – y) (4x2 + 2xy + y2) – 3 (2x –y)  Turn 4x2 into (2x)2 to use Difference of
 Factor out 2x –y squares
= (2x –y) [(4x2 + 2xy + y2) – 3)] = (x2 + 2)2 – (2x)2
= (2x –y) (4x2 + 2xy + y2 – 3) x x2+2 y 2x
= [(x +2)+2x] [(x +2) –2x)
2 2
4. 16x2 + 8xy + y2 – z2 – 10z – 25
=(x2+2+2x) (x2+2–2x)
 Group into two terms
= (16x2 + 8xy + y2) – (z2 + 10z + 25)
 Factor two terms using Perfect Trinomial
x2 (4x)2 x 4x x2 (z)2 x z
y2 (y) y
2 y y 2 (5) y
2 25
2xy 2(4x)(y) 8xy 2xy 2(z)(5) 10z
= (4x + y) 2 – (z+5)2
 Factor using Difference of squares
=[(4x + y) + (z+5)] [(4x+y) – (z+5)]
= (4x + y + z +5) (4x + y – z –5)