5-4 Factoring Polynomials A

Simplify using factoring

• (x-9)/(x+9)
• 1/(x-9)
• (x+9)
• 1/(x+9)

• a(a+5+b)

• (a - b)(a - 5)
• (a - b)(a + 5)
• a(a-5-b)

• (3+x)(7+y)
• (3-y)(7+x)

• (3-x)(7-y)
• (3+x)(y-7)

• (x + 8)(x + 3)
• prime

• (x + 10)(x + 2)
• (x + 5)(x + 4)

• (2x + 3)(3x - 2)
• (3x - 2)(2x + 3)
• (6x + 5)(x - 6)
• prime

• 3(b + 4)(b - 4)
• 3(b + 6)(b - 8)
• 3(b - 4)(b + 4)
• 3(b^2 - 16)

• (h + 25)(h² - 25h + 625)

• prime
• (h + 10)(h² - 10h + 100)

• (h + 20)(h² - 20h + 400)

What is the GCF of the terms below?

24x³ + 36x² is (a)   .

• 12x2
• 6x
• 24x3
• 36x2