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Definition WHAT IS FACTORING POLYNOMIALS?

Rewriting a polynomial as a product of
GCF polynomials of smaller degree.
Difference of Two Squares
Sum and Difference of Two Cubes
Perfect Square Trinomial
Grouping
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Review WHAT IS GCF?
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GCF FACTORING USING GCF

2 4
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 6 𝑥 +15 𝑥
2
2 2
𝐺𝐶𝐹 : 3 𝑥
6 𝑥 :1,2,3,𝑥
4 4
15 𝑥 :1 ,3 ,5 , 𝑥
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2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 8 𝑥 +16 𝑥
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FACTORING DIFFERENCE
DOTS OF TWO SQUARES

2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 9 𝑥 −100
√9 𝑥 2
− √ 100
¿
𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 : (3 𝑥+10)( 3 − 10)
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FACTORING DIFFERENCE
DOTS OF TWO SQUARES

2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 16 𝑥 −81
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SUM & DIFFERENCE OF
SOAP TWO CUBES
3 3 2 2
𝑆𝑢𝑚 : 𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 + 𝑦)( 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 )
3 3 2 2
𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓 : 𝑥 − 𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 − 𝑦 )( 𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦+ 𝑦 )
3 3
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 8 𝑥 + 27 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 𝑥 −125
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FACTORING PERFECT
PST SQUARE TRINOMIAL
( 𝑥 ¿ ¿ 2+2 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 ) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 + 𝑦) ¿
2 2

( 𝑥 ¿ ¿ 2 − 2 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 ) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 − 𝑦 ) ¿
2 2

2 2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 𝑥 +6 𝑥 +9 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 𝑥 +8 𝑥 +16
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FACTORING GENERAL
TRINOMIAL
( 𝑥¿ ¿ 2+𝑏𝑥 +𝑐 ) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 +𝑚 ) ( 𝑥+𝑛 ) ¿
2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 𝑥 +10 𝑥+ 16
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 1: 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤h𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑐
1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 6 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 2 : 𝑐h𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑤h𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑠 𝑏
2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8 =2 + 8 =10
( 𝑥 + 2 )( 𝑥 + 8 )
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 3 :𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒
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FACTORING GENERAL
Example: TRINOMIAL
(𝑥¿ ¿ 2 −𝑏𝑥 +𝑐 ) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 − 𝑚 ) ( 𝑥 −𝑛 ) ¿
2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 𝑥 −9 𝑥+ 18
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 1: 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤h𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑐

𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 2 : 𝑐h𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑤h𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑠 𝑏

𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 3 :𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒
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FACTORING GENERAL
Example: TRINOMIAL
(𝑥¿ ¿ 2 −𝑏𝑥 −𝑐) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 +𝑚 ) ( 𝑥 −𝑛 ) ¿
2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 𝑥 −2 𝑥 −24
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 1: 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤h𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑐

𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 2 : 𝑐h𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑤h𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑠 𝑏

𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 3 :𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒
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FACTORING GENERAL TRINOMIAL
(𝑎𝑥 ¿¿ 2+𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑎 𝑥 +𝑚 ) ( 𝑥 +𝑛 ) , 𝑎≠ 1 ¿
2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 2 𝑥 +9 𝑥+ 9
Factors: First Term() Last Term(9)
2 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 9 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3
𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡h𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
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(𝑎𝑥 ¿¿ 2 −𝑏𝑥 +𝑐 ) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑎 𝑥 −𝑚 )( 𝑥 −𝑛 ) , 𝑎≠1 ¿
2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 2 𝑥 − 13 𝑥+15
Factors: First Term() Last Term(15)

𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡h𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟

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(𝑎𝑥 ¿¿ 2+𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑎 𝑥 +𝑚 ) ( 𝑥 +𝑛 ) , 𝑎≠ 1 ¿
2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 6 𝑥 + 40 𝑥+ 24
Factors: First Term Last Term

𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡h𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟

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( 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 +𝑏𝑥 +𝑏𝑦 ) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 + 𝑦 ) (𝑎+ 𝑏)
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 :6 𝑥𝑦 +8 𝑥 +9 𝑦 +12
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 1: 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠
( 6 𝑥𝑦 + 8 𝑥 ) +(9 𝑦 +12)
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 2 : 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑡h𝑒 𝐺𝐶𝐹 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑎𝑐h 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝
2 𝑥 ( 3 𝑦 + 4 ) +3 (3 𝑦 + 4)
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 3 : 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑡h𝑒 𝐺𝐶𝐹 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡h𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛
( 3 𝑦 +4 ) (2 𝑥 + 3 )
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( 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 +𝑏𝑥 +𝑏𝑦 ) 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( 𝑥 + 𝑦 ) (𝑎+ 𝑏)
2
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 : 6 𝑥 + 9 𝑥 𝑦 −14 𝑥 − 21 𝑦
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 1: 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠

𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 2 : 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑡h𝑒 𝐺𝐶𝐹 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑎𝑐h 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝

𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 3 : 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑡h𝑒 𝐺𝐶𝐹 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡h𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛