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FACTORING
TECHNIQUES



1.) Greatest
Common
Factor



2.) Difference
of
Two
Squares



3.) Perfect
Square
Trinomial



4.) By
Grouping


(expressions
consisting
of
4
or
more
terms)



5.) Quadratics
in
the
form
ax2
+
bx
+
c
which
are
not



perfect
squares
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FACTORING
BY
FINDING
THE
GREATEST
COMMON
FACTOR
(GCF)

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 DATE



Example
1:


 Factor
5x
–
25



Example
2:
 Factor
‐2x
+
16



Example
3:
 Factor
4(y+5)
–
x(y+5)





7x
+
28
 3x
–
21
 17x
+
34











‐2x
+
4
 ‐4x
–
24
 ‐3x
+
27











‐5x
+
15
 ‐3x
+
6y
+
18z
 12x
–
6











2(x+y)
+
3x(x+y)
 ‐4(x‐2)+y(x‐2)
 20x
–
50y
+
30











20x
–
5
 ‐14x
+
28
 ‐13x
‐
39













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FACTORING
DIFFERENCE
OF
TWO
SQUARES
 
 
 
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EXAMPLE
1:
 
 Factor
x2
–
y2





EXAMPLE
2:
 
 Factor
8x2
–
50y2





EXAMPLE
3:
 
 Factor
1
–
49x2



NOTE:


Always
check
for
GCF
before
you
apply
the
rule
for
factoring
a
difference
of
two
squares

X2
–
25
 X2
‐
49
 36x2
‐
81









3x2–
3y2
 50x2
–
32
 X2
–
¼


 







16
–
x2
 1
–
25y2
 1
–
121x2









200x2
–
18
 9x2
–
16
 9x2
–
1









16y2
–
1
 25
–
81x2y2
 36y2
–
(xz)2













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FACTORING
PERFECT
SQUARE
TRINOMIALS
 
 
 
 
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 DATE



EXAMPLE
1:


 x2
+
6x
+
9
 
 EXAMPLE
2:

 4x2
–
20x
+
25
 EXAMPLE
3:
 x2
–
8xy
+
16y2


 
 x2
+
6x
+
32
 
 
 
 4x2
–
20
x
+
52
 
 
 x2
–
8xy
+
(4y)2


 
 (x
+3)(x+3)
 
 
 
 (2x
–
5)(2x
–
5)
 
 
 (x
–
4y)(x
–
4y)

Always
check
for
GCF
before
you
apply
the
rule
for
factoring
a
perfect
square
trinomial

x2
–
6x
+
9

 x2
+
10x
+
25
 x2
–
10x
+
25











x2
+
12x
+
36
 x2
+
14x
+
49
 x2
–
16x
+
64











x2
+
18x
+
81
 x2
+
x
+
1/4
 x2
–
2xy
+
y2











2x2
–
12x
+
18
 4x2
–
28x
+
49
 3x2
+
18x
+
27











25x2
–
20x
+
4
 9x2
–
24xy
+
16y2
 20x2
+
60x
+
45













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FACTORING
THE
GCF,
DIFFERENCE
OF
TWO
SQUARES
AND
 
 NAME

PERFECT
SQUARE
TRINOMIALS
 
 
 
 
 
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 DATE

Always
check
for
GCF
first.

x2
–
1
 15
+
5x
 x2
–
4x
+
4











4x2
+
36x
+
81
 t2
+
6t
+
9
 1
+
10n
+
25n2











3x2
+
3x
+
3
 1
–
x2
 16m2
–
24m
+
9











49
+
14d
+
d2
 25x2
+
30x
+9
 x2
–
y2











9x2
–
25y2
 51x
‐
17
 4
+
4x
+
x2











x2
–
36
 4
–
x2
 9z2
–
6z
+
1











64
–
9x2
 4n2
‐
49
 2x
‐
10

















FACTORING
BY
GROUPING
 
 
 
 
 
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EXAMPLE:

 Factor
c4
+
c3
–
12c
–
12

















x3
–
3x2
+
x
–
3
 3y3
–
y2
–
21y
+
7















6b4
+
5b3
–
24b
–
20
 t3
–
t2
–
16t
+
16















a3
+
6a2
–
4a
–
24
 x3
+
2x2
+
3x
+
6















3m3
–
15m2
–
6m
+
30
 x3
–
2x2
–
9x
+
18























FACTORING
ax2

+
bx
+
c
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SET
A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 DATE

FACTOR
THE
FOLLOWING
IF
POSSIBLE,
OTHERWISE
WRITE
“NOT
FACTORABLE”

2x2
+
11x
+
15
 3x2
+
10x
–
7

















10x2
+
13x
–
3
 10x2
+
17x
+
3

















8x2
+
2x
–
3
 3x2
+
2x
–
2

















12x2
+
16x
–
3
 4x2
–
3x
+
8

















10x2
–
9x
–
9
 x2
+
7x
+
6

















FACTORING
ax2

+
bx
+
c

 
 
 
 
 
 
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(X­BOX)
SET
B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 DATE



FACTOR
THE
FOLLOWING
IF
POSSIBLE,
OTHERWISE
WRITE
“NOT
FACTORABLE”

x2
–
5x
+
9
 4x2
–
28x
+
49

















3x2
–
6x
+
2
 7x2
–
2x
+
5

















5x2
+
4x
–
3
 6x2
–
17x
+
5















2x2
+
4x
–
16
 5x2
–
17x
+
6















2x2
–
10x
+
12
 2x2
–
14x
+
12