Factoring quadratics when a is greater than 1

Factor:

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

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.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor:

4h² − 17h + 4

• (2h − 2)²

• 4(h + 4)(h + 1)

• (2h − 2)(2h + 2)

• (h − 4)(4h − 1)

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:

2n² + 13n + 15

• (5n − 9)(n − 3)

• (3n + 7)(n + 4)

• (2n + 3)(n + 5)

• Not factorable

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Factor:

5x² − 13x + 6

• (x − 3)(5x − 2)

• (5x − 3)(x − 2)

• 5(x − 3)(x + 2)

• Not factorable

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.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3