MODULE 1 - FACTORING

LESSON 6 – FACTORING GENERAL

QUADRATIC TRINOMIAL WHOSE
NUMERICAL COEFFICIENT OF THE
LEADING TERM IS NOT 1
Trial and error is used in
factoring this type of trinomial.
Illustrative Examples :

1. Factor 6z – 5z – 6
2

a. Factor the first term. (3z )(2z )

b. Factor the last term. ( + 2)( -3)
c. Form pair of factors.
6z2 – 5z – 6 = (3z+2)(2z-3)
d. Determine the middle term by
multiplying the factors. The sum of
the product of the outer terms and
the product of the middle terms
must be equal to the middle term of
the given trinomial.
6z2 – 5z – 6 = (3z+2)(2z-3)
(3z) (-3) + (2) (2z) = -9z + 4z = -5z
2. Factor 2k – 11k + 12
2

a. Factor 2k2. (2k ) (k )

b. Factor 12. ( -3) ( -4)
c. Form pair of binomial factors.
(2k – 3) (k – 4)
d. Check for the middle term.
(2k) (-4) + (-3) (k) = (-8k) + (-3k) = -11k
ACTIVITY 6.1
Factor each trinomial.

1. 5b2 + 3b - 2 = (5b-2)(b+1)
2. 2d – de – e = (2d+e)(d-e)
2 2

3. 3g2 + 7g + 4 = (3g+4)(g+1)
4. 4j + 15jk – 4k = (4j-k)(j+4k)
2 2

5. 8t – 15t – 2 = (8t+1)(t-2)
2
ACTIVITY 6.2
Factor each trinomial.
1. 9v + 71v – 8 = (9v-1)(v+8)
2

2. 11x2 – 85xy – 24y2 = (11x+3)(x-8)

2 =(15a+2b)(a-b)
3. 15a – 13ab + 2b
2

4. 6x2 + 7xy + 2y2 = (2x+y)(3x+2y)

5. 9x + 6xy – 3y
2 2 =3(3
=3(3x-y)(x+y)