Factor Trinomials a > 1

Which of the following is ONE of the factors of the trinomial shown below?

• (3x+17)

• (x+3)

• (3x+14)

• (3x-21)

What is the factored form of:

• 2(x+4)(2x+1)

• 4(x+2)(x+4)

• 2(x+1)(2x+4)

• (2x+4)(2x+1)

Match each problem type to the strategy used to solve.

• Box & FOIL

• Adding Polynomials

• Diamond only

• Factoring Trinomials

  a>1

• KCC and then combine

• Factoring Trinomials

  a=1

• Diamond with grouping

• Multiplying Polynomials

• Combining Like Terms

• Subtracting Polynomials

Factor completely.
3x² + 10x - 8

• (3x + 2)(x + 4)

• (7x + 5)(x + 2)

• (3x - 2)(x + 4)

• (7x - 3)(x - 4)

Factor completely.
5x² - 7x + 2

• 5(x - 2)(x + 1)

• (5x - 2)(x + 1)

• (7x - 1)(x - 4)

• (5x - 2)(x - 1)

Factoring Trinomials is the same as ______

b

c

d

e

f

a

factors of c

Added factors of bx

Factor completely:
 3x² + 5x - 12

• (3x + 4)(x-3)

• (3x - 4)(x + 3)

• (3x + 3)(x -4)

• (3x - 3)(x + 4)