Enrichment Activity Factoring Polynomials

Factor:

56a³-8a

• 8a²(56a³-8a)

• 
  8a(7a²-1)

• 
  8a(7a³-a)

• 
  8a²(35a²-a)

All of the following trinomials are factorable except one, what is it?

• x² – 2x – 3

• x² – 5x + 6

• 2x² + 3x – 2

• 2x² + 2x +4

Factor:
2n³+16n+12

• 2n(n³+24n+6)

• 
  2(n³+8n+6)

• 2n(n³+8n+6)

• 3(n³+8n+6)

Factor:
 2n²-8n³

• 2n²(n-4n²)

• 2n²(1-4n)

• 2n³(10-8n²)

• 3n(1-4n)

What is the GCF?

5x²+20x

• 5

• x

• 5x

• 20x

What is the GCF?

2x²-4x+8

• 2x

• 2

• x

• 1

What is the GCF?
6w³ - 14w

• 6w

• 4

• 2w

• 3w

Factor:
x² - 5x

• 1(x - 5)

• x(x - 5x)

• x(x - 5)

• x²(1 - 5)

Factor completely:

2x + 2

• x

• x+2

• 2(x+1)

• 2(x+2)

What is the greatest common monomial factor of 5x + x² ?

• 5

• 2

• 5x

• x