FACTORING

COMPLETE ME! ACROSS

1. (a + 3)(a + 3)
  𝟐
𝒂 𝟔𝒂
  𝟗
 
𝟗  𝒃𝟐
4. (b + 4a)2
5. 2a( - 8a + 3)
−𝟖𝟏
    𝟐
𝒂 −𝟐𝟒
  𝒂𝒃
6. (b – 2)(b – 4)
9. -2a(b + 3 – 2a)
  𝟐 11. (5b2 + 7a2)(-5b2 + 7a2)
𝒃 𝟖  𝒂𝒃  𝟏𝟔 𝒂𝟐 12. (a – 6b)(a + 6b)
 
−𝟏𝟔
  𝒂𝟐   𝟔𝒂 DOWN
1. (a + 9)(a – 9)
  𝟐
𝒃 −𝟔 𝒃  𝟖
 
2. (3 + a - b)2
3. (3b – 4a)(3b – 4a)
  𝒂𝟔
𝟏𝟔 −𝟐
  𝒂𝒃 −𝟔 𝒂
   𝟒 𝒂𝟐 5. (-4a + b)(4a + b)
7. (2 – a)(4 – a)
  𝟐
−𝟐𝟓
  𝒃 𝟒
𝟒𝟗
  𝒂 𝟒
𝒂 −𝟑𝟔
  𝒃𝟐 8. (4a3 – 5b2)(4a3 + 5b2)
10. (2a + 6b)(2a – 6b)
 Factoring is the process of breaking down a
given algebraic expression in terms of its PRIME
factors. An algebraic expression is no longer
factorable if there is no common factor between
or among the terms and it cannot be expressed as
a product of two polynomials of lower degree.
 Common Monomial Factor
The first thing to do is to look
for the common monomial factor,

TYPES if there is any.

Note: Choose the least exponent on

OF that factor that appears in any term.

Form : ax + ay + az = a(x + y + z)
FACTORING
Example No. 1 Example No. 2

18a3b3w – 12ab2 2a2 + 4ab – 8a2x

¿ 6 𝑎𝑏2 ( 3 𝑎2 𝑏𝑤 − 2 )
   
¿ 2 𝑎(𝑎 +2 𝑏− 4 𝑎𝑥)
 Factors of the Difference of
Two Squares

TYPES The factors of the difference

of two squares are the sum and
difference of the positive square
OF roots of the squared terms.

Form: x2 – y2 = (x + y)(x – y)
FACTORING
  Example No. 1  Example No. 2

3 3  ¿ [ ( 𝒂 − 𝒃 ) + ( 𝒄+ 𝒅 ) ] [ ( 𝒂− 𝒃 ) − ( 𝒄 +𝒅 ) ]
¿(5 𝑥+ 8 𝑦 )(5 𝑥 − 8 𝑦 )
 
 Factors of a Perfect Square
Trinomial

TYPES The factors are the square of

binomial.

OF Form: x2 + 2xy + y2 = (x + y)2

x2 – 2xy + y2 = (x – y)2

FACTORING
  Example No. 1  Example No. 2

¿(3 𝑥 − 2 𝑦 )(3 𝑥 −2 𝑦)
   ¿ [ ( 𝑥+ 𝑦 ) +1 ] [ ( x + y ) +1]

  2   2
¿ (3 𝑥 −2 𝑦 ) ¿[ ( 𝑥+ 𝑦 ) +1]
 Factors of other Trinomials

The factors are the product of

TYPES two binomials. The middle term

of the trinomial is equal to the
sum of the last term. The last
OF term can be obtained by getting
the product of the last term.

FACTORING Form: acx2 + (ad + bc)xy + bdy2 =

(ax + by) ( cx + dy)
 Example No. 1  Example No. 2

¿( 𝑥 − 2)( 𝑥 +1)
   
¿(𝑎 − 9 𝑏)(𝑎+ 4 𝑏)
 Factors of the Sum and
Difference of Two Cubes

TYPES One factor is the sum or

difference of two terms and the
other factor is the square of the
OF first term minus or plus the
product of the two terms plus the

FACTORING square of the second term.

Form: x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2)
  Example No. 1  Example No. 2

  ¿ (5 𝑥 + 3 𝑦 ) ¿   ¿ ( 2 𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑧 ) ¿
 Factoring by Grouping

Factoring can be made easier

TYPES by grouping the terms in such a

way that each group has a
common factor and then
OF proceeding as in ordinary
factoring.

FACTORING
Example No. 1  Example No. 2

ax + ay – 2x – 2y

¿ ( 𝑎𝑥 +𝑎𝑦 ) − (2 𝑥+2 𝑦 )
  2
¿( 4 𝑥 ¿2 − 𝑦 )−(6 𝑥 − 3 𝑦 ) ¿
 
¿
¿ 𝑎 ( 𝑥+ 𝑦 ) − 2 (𝑥 + 𝑦 )
 
 ¿ ( 2 𝑥 + 𝑦 ) ( 2 𝑥 − 𝑦 ) − 3(2 𝑥 − 𝑦 )

¿(𝑎 − 2)( 𝑥 + 𝑦)
   ¿ [ ( 2 𝑥 + 𝑦 ) − 3] [ ( 2 𝑥 − 𝑦 ) ]
 Factors of a Polynomial
Perfect Square

Form: a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2ac + 2bc

TYPES = (a +b + c)2

OF
FACTORING
 Example No. 1  Example No. 2

4x2 + 4xy + y2 + 12xz +

6yz + 9z2

 ¿ 4 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2+9 𝑧 2 +4 𝑥𝑦 +12 𝑥𝑧 +6 𝑦𝑧  ¿ 𝑥2 +4 𝑦 2+ 𝑧 2 +4 𝑥𝑦 − 2 𝑥𝑧 − 4 𝑦𝑧
𝟐 𝟐
¿ ( 𝟐 𝒙 + 𝒚 +𝟑 𝒛 )
 
¿ ( 𝒙+𝟐 𝒚 − 𝒛 )