Factoring Methods

What type of factoring would you use first?
4x³ - 24x

• Difference of 2 Squares

• a=1 Trinomial

• AC Method Trinomial a>1

• GCF

What type of factoring would you use?
9x² - 4

• Difference of 2 Squares

• a=1 Trinomial

• AC Method Trinomial a>1

• GCF

What type of factoring would you use?
x² - 7x -  8

• GCF

• Difference of Squares

• AC Method Trinomial a>1

• Basic Trinomial a=1

Factor (GCF):
12x + 9

• 3 (4x + 3)

• x (12+9)

• 3 (4x - 3)

• Prime

8r³ + 16r²

• 4r²(2r + 4)

• 8r²(r + 2)

• 8(r³ + r²)

• 4(r³ + 2r²)

Factor Completely:
50m³ - 2m 

• 2m(25m²-1)

• 2m(5m-1) (5m-1)

• 2m(5m-1) (5m+1)

• PRIME

What type of factoring would you use first?
3x⁴ - 9x

• Difference of 2 Squares

• a=1 Trinomial

• AC Method Trinomial a>1

• GCF

What type of factoring would you use first?
x² - 7x -  8

• GCF

• Difference of Squares

• AC Method Trinomial a>1

• Basic Trinomial a=1

What type of factoring would you use first?
x³ - 1000x

• Difference of 2 Squares

• a=1 Trinomial

• AC Method Trinomial a>1

• GCF

What type of factoring would you use first?
16x⁴ - 81

• Difference of 2 Squares

• a=1 Trinomial

• AC Method Trinomial a>1

• GCF