Factoring With Polynomials

What is the first step in factoring this problem?

• Multiply

• Add the factors of 7

• List the factors of 7

• Factor out the GCF

Find the factors of

b² + 8b + 7.

• (x + 8)(x - 1)

• (x - 7)(x - 1)

• (x + 7)(x + 1)

• (x + 3)(x + 4)

What is the first step in factoring this problem? n² − 11n + 10

• Factor out the GCF

• Multiply

• Add the factors of 10

• List the factors of 10

Find the factors of n² − 11n + 10.

• (n - 2)(n - 5)

• (n - 1)(n - 10)

• (n + 2)(n + 5)

• (n + 1)(n + 10)

What are the factors of n² + 4n − 12

• (n - 6)(n + 2)

• (n + 4)(n - 3)

• (n + 6)(n + 2)

• (n + 6)(n - 2)

• (n - 4)(n + 3)

What are the factors of b² + 16b + 64

• (b - 8)(b - 8)

• (b - 6)(b - 10)

• (b - 16)(b - 4)

• (b +8)(b + 8)

What is the first step in factoring this problem?

• Factoring out the GCF

• Add the factors of -24

• Multiply

• List the factors of -24

What are the factors of x² − 4x + 24

• (x - 3)(x - 8)

• (x - 2)(x - 12)

• (x - 4)(x - 6)

• not possible for factoring

Of the list below, what operation do we NOT use when factoring polynomials? ax² + bx + c

• List the factors of the constant c

• Add the factors of constant c to find bx

• Divide the factors of constant c

• Subtract the factors of constant c when dealing with positives and negatives

5ab²c¹¹ + 2bc⁵

• bc⁵(5ab²c⁶ + 2b)

• bc⁵(5abc⁶ + 2)

• b²c⁵(5bc⁶ + 2)

• c4(5a²b²c⁷ + 2bc)