NESTOR P. BELLO JR.

BSMT-1A8

Factoring
Factor out the following:
A. Factoring Expressions with Common Factors
1. 2x +8 = 2(x+4)
2. x3-3x2 = x(x2 -3x)
3. 7x3-14x2+21x = 7x(x2 -2x +3)
4. 3x4-2x2y2-xy3 = x(3x3-2xy2 -y3)
5. 5xyz+15xyz2-30x2y2z2 = 5(xyz + 3xyz2 -6x2y2z2)

B. Factoring the differences of two squares

1. x2-25 = (x+5)(x-5)
2. 36a2-b2 = (6a+b)(6a-b)
3. 9x2-64y2 = (3x+8y)(3x-8y)
4. 49p2-36 = (7p+6)(7p-6)
5. m2-81n2 = (m+9n)(m-9n)

C. Factoring the sum or difference of two cubes

1. a3+8b3 = (a+2b)(a²-2ab+4b²)
2. x3-1 = (x-1)(x²+x+1)
3. 27-64b3 = (3-4b)(9+12b+16b²)
4. 8x3+125 = (2x+5)(4x²-10x+25)
5. 125x3+216y3 = (5x+6y)(25x²-30xy+36y²)

D. Choose which of the following are trinomial perfect square then

factor.
1. x2-4x+4 = (x-2) 2 perfect square
2. x2+3x+6 not a perfect square
3. x2+6x+9 = (x+3)2 perfect square
4. m2-6m+9 = (m-3)2 perfect square
5. a2-5a+4 = (a-4)(a-1) perfect square
6. 4x2+20x+25 = (2x+5)(2x+5) perfect square
7. 9x2-7x+4 not a perfect square
8. 4x2-12xy+9y2 = (2x-3y)(2x-3y) perfect square
9. 16p2+3p+4 not a perfect square
10.2x2-6xy+9y2 not a perfect square
E. Factoring trinomial of the form x2(a+b)x+ab
1. x2+9x+14 = (x+7)(x+2)
2. x2+8x+16 = (x+4)(x+4)
3. x2-8xy+15y2 = (x-5y)(x-3y)
4. a2-4a+3 = (a-1)(a-3)
5. n2-9n+20 = (n-5)(n-4)

F. Factoring trinomial of the form acx2+(ad+bc)x+bd

1. 3x2-14x+15 = (3x-5)(x-3)
2. 6x2+x-5 = (x+1)(6x-5)
3. 7x2+9x+2 = (x+1)(7x+2)
4. x2-2x-3 = (x+1)(x-3)
5. 15m2-26m+8 = (5m-2)(3m-4)

G. Factoring by grouping
1. 2x2+4xy+xy2+2y3 = (x+2y)(2x+y2)
2. 20xy-5yz+7zw-28xw = (4x-z)(5y-7w)
3. x2+4xy+4y2+xy = (x+4y)(x+y)