FACTORING

PREPARED BY: MR. JERRY MAE A. RANES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
▪ Understand the concept of factoring;
▪ Apply these concepts to factor expressions and solve
problems; and
▪ Recognize real-world situations where these concepts can be
used.

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GREATEST COMMON
FACTOR

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 GREATEST COMMON FACTOR
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑥 + 𝑦

For this factoring, we need to find the greatest common factor (GCF)
of the polynomial. Then, divide each term by the GCF. The factor is in
the form: GCF×(Quotient of Original Expression and GCF).

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ILLUSTRATIVE
EXAMPLE

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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE #1
Factor the following:

1. 6𝑘 2 − 66𝑘 6. 4𝑝2 − 32𝑝

2. 11𝑥 2 − 165𝑥 7. 2𝑦 5 − 18𝑦 3
3. 2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 8. 30p + 60
4. 22𝑚2 − 99𝑚 9. 4𝑥 2 − 8𝑥
5. 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 10. 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 − 𝑏𝑑

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DIFFERENCE OF TWO
SQUARES

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 DIFFERENCE OF TWO SQUARES
𝑥2 − 𝑦2 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑥 − 𝑦

This is literally the reverse process of the product of sum and difference
of two terms. Keep in mind that 𝑥 and 𝑦 represent the first and second
term, respectively.

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ILLUSTRATIVE
EXAMPLE

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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE #1
Factor the following:

1. 𝑥2 − 9
2. 4𝑝2 − 25𝑞2
3. 𝑟 2 − 16𝑒 2
4. 𝑎4 − 𝑏 4
5. 81𝑎4 𝑏6 − 4𝑐 4
6. 3𝑥 2 − 27

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SUM & DIFFERENCE OF
TWO CUBES

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SUM & DIFFERENCE OF TWO CUBES
𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2
𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3 = 𝑥 − 𝑦 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2

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ILLUSTRATIVE
EXAMPLE

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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE #1
Factor the following:

1. 𝑥3 + 1
2. 𝑥 3 + 8
3. 8𝑎3 − 27
4. 27𝑥 3 − 125𝑦 3
5. 𝑥 3 + 64

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