Slip and Slide Factoring

L4 Unit 7B Factoring

Slide and Divide or Slip and Slide

Factoring Trinomials in the Form

ax² + bx + c

Student will be able to...

Factor trinomials in the form ax²+bx+c when a is a number other than 1 using the slip and slide method.

Slip and Slide Method

ax² + bx + c

Multiple Choice

What is the first question you ask yourself when factoring a polynomial? 

• How many terms does it have? 
• Is there a GCF? 
• What strategy should I use? 
• Why do I have to learn this?!?!?!

Multiple Choice

How do you factor a trinomial when the coefficient of x² is 1? (ex: x² - 2x + 10)

• Take out the GCf then you're done
• Difference of two squares 
• Find what multiplies to the last number and adds to the middle
• Slip & Slide

Multiple Choice

What do you call a polynomial that cannot be factored?

• FOIL
• Simplified
• Prime
• Proper

Multiple Choice

Factoring trinomials (slip and slide method)

3x²-11x+10

• prime

• (x-2)(3x-5)

• (3x-2)(x-5)

• (x+2)(3x-5)

Multiple Choice

Factoring trinomials (slip and slide method)

8y²-10y-3

• Prime

• (2y-3)(4y+1)

• (2y+1)(4y-3)

• (4y-1)(2y+3)

Multiple Choice

Factoring trinomials (slip and slide method)

9m²+3m-2

• Prime

• (3x+2)(3x-1)

• (3x-2)(3x-1)

• (9x+2)(x-1)

Multiple Choice

Factoring Trinomials (** Slip and Slide Method**)

6x²+x-12

• (x+9) (x-8)

• (2x+3)(3x-4)

• (3x+4)(2x-3)

• (x-9)(x+8)

Multiple Choice

Factor
3a² + 4a + 1

• (7a-10)(a-8)
• Not factorable
• (3a+1)(a+1)
• (3a-1)(a-1)

Multiple Choice

Factor:
 4h² - 17h + 4

• (2h - 2)²
• 4(h + 4)(h + 1)
• (2h - 2)(2h + 2)
• (h - 4)(4h - 1)

Multiple Choice

Factor Completely:  6x² + 5x - 6

• 6(x + 1)(x - 6)
• (6x + 6)(x - 1)
• (2x - 3)(3x + 2)
• (3x - 2)(2x + 3)

Multiple Choice

Factor:
 2m² + 3m - 9

• 2(m + 3)(m - 3)
• (2m - 3)²
• (m + 3)(2m - 3)
• (2m + 3)(m - 3)

Multiple Choice

Factor
4n²-17n-15

• (n-10)(6n+1)
• (4n-5)(n-3)
• (n-5)(4n-3)
• (n-5)(4n+3)