Factoring Trinomials a>1

Factor:
 4h² - 17h + 4

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor:
 2m² + 3m - 9

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor Completely:
 5v² - 30v + 40

• (5v - 8)(v + 5)
• (5v + 5)(v - 8)
• 5(v - 4)(v - 2)
• 5(v + 8)(v - 5)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor Completely:  
2r² - 44r + 242

• 2(r - 11)²
• (2r - 11)²
• 2(r - 11)(r + 11)
• 2(r + 11)²

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor the trinomial.  
x⁴ - 10x² + 25

• (x² + 5)(x² - 5)
• (x - 5)(x - 5)
• (x² - 5)(x² - 5)
• (x + 5)(x - 5)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor
3v² - 4v - 7

• (3v-7)(v+1)
• 3(v-7)(v-1)
• (3v+1)(v-9)
• (3v+1)(v-10)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor
3a² + 4a + 1

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor Completely:
 6x² + 5x - 6

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

Factor Completely:
 15t² - 27t - 6

• 3(5t +1)(t - 2)
• (3t - 6)(5t + 1)
• 3(5t - 1)(t + 2)
• (15t + 6)(1t - 6)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor Completely:
 3n² - 15n + 18

• (n - 2)(n - 3)
• 3(n + 2)(n + 3)
• (3n - 9)(n - 2)
• 3(n - 3)(n - 2)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3