FACTORING

NOT PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL

(GENERAL TRINOMIAL a = 1)
ACTIVITY I: AM I PERFECT OR NOT?
A. DIRECTION: CATEGORIZE THE FOLLOWING TRINOMIALS
AS TO WHERE IT BELONGS.
PERFECT SQUARE
TRINOMIAL
m² + 12m + 36 16d² - 24d + 9
p² + 5p + 6 q² + q – 12
9n² + 30nd + 25d² v² + 4v – 21
121c² + 66c + 9 q² - 3q – 18 NOT PERFECT
SQUARE TRINOMIAL
n² - 17n + 72 49g² - 84g + 36

B. FACTOR THE TRINOMIALS THAT BELONGS TO PERFECT SQUARE

TRINOMIAL.
ACTIVITY I: AM I PERFECT OR NOT?
A. DIRECTION: CATEGORIZE THE FOLLOWING TRINOMIALS
AS TO WHERE IT BELONGS.

PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL NOT PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL

m² + 12m + 36 p² + 5p + 6
16d² - 24d + 9 q² + q – 12

9n² + 30nd + 25d² v² + 4v – 21

121c² + 66c + 9 q² - 3q – 18

49g² - 84g + 36 n² - 17n + 72

ACTIVITY I: AM I PERFECT OR NOT?
B. FACTOR THE TRINOMIALS THAT BELONGS TO PERFECT SQUARE
TRINOMIAL.
PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL FACTORS

m² + 12m + 36 = (m + 6)²
16d² - 24d + 9 = (4d – 3)²

9n² + 30nd + 25d² = (3n + 5d)²

121c² + 66c + 9 = (11c + 3)²

49g² - 84g + 36 = (7g – 6)²

FACTORING
NOT PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL
(GENERAL TRINOMIAL a = 1)
ACTIVITY I: AM I PERFECT OR NOT?
A. DIRECTION: CATEGORIZE THE FOLLOWING TRINOMIALS
AS TO WHERE IT BELONGS.

PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL NOT PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL

m² + 12m + 36 p² + 5p + 6
16d² - 24d + 9 q² + q – 12

9n² + 30nd + 25d² v² + 4v – 21

121c² + 66c + 9 q² - 3q – 18

49g² - 84g + 36 n² - 17n + 72

HOW TO FACTOR GENERAL TRINOMIALS
ax² + bx + c WHERE a = 1?
NOT PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL

p² + 5p + 6 q² - 3q – 18

q² + q – 12 n² - 17n + 72

v² + 4v – 21
HOW TO FACTOR GENERAL TRINOMIALS
ax² + bx + c WHERE a = 1?
EXAMPLE: THE SUM FACTOR THE LAST TERM

p² + 5p + 6 = ( p +)(2 )p + 3
FACTOR THE LAST TERM
FACTOR THE FIRST TERM
6 1 ●6 = 7
p² = p ● p -1 ● -6 = -7
2 ● 3 = +5
-2 ● -3
HOW TO FACTOR GENERAL TRINOMIALS
ax² + bx + c WHERE a = 1?
EXAMPLE: THE SUM FACTOR THE LAST TERM

q² + q - 12 = ( q +)(4 )q - 3
FACTOR THE LAST TERM
FACTOR THE FIRST TERM
-12 1 ● -12 = -11
q² = q ● q -1 ● 12 = 11
4 ● -3 = +1
-4 ●3
HOW TO FACTOR GENERAL TRINOMIALS
ax² + bx + c WHERE a = 1?
EXAMPLE: THE SUM FACTOR THE LAST TERM

v² + 4v - 21 = ( v +)(7 )v - 3
FACTOR THE LAST TERM
FACTOR THE FIRST TERM
-21 -7 ● 3 = -4
v² = v ● v 7 ● -3 = +4
1 ● -21 = -20
-1 ● 21
 HOW TO FACTOR GENERAL TRINOMIALS
ax² + bx + c WHERE a = 1?
EXAMPLE: THE SUM FACTOR THE LAST TERM

n² - 17n + 72 = ( n -)(8 )n - 9
FACTOR THE LAST TERM
FACTOR THE FIRST TERM
72 8 ● 9 = 17
n² = n ● n -8 ● -9 = -17
1 ● 72 = 73
-1 ● -72
q² - 3q – 18
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