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Factoring Trinomials Guided Notes

Learning Objectives:

• I CAN, factor trinomials with a leading coefficient 1.
• I CAN, factor trinomials with a common factor.
• I CAN, factor trinomials with a leading coefficient other than 1.
• I CAN, find the zeros of a function by factoring.

Define the following, based on your prior knowledge:

Prime Number:

Composite Number:

Prime Factorization:

GCF:

Example 1: Classify the number as prime or composite.

a.) 36

b.) 23

c.) 22

d.)31
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Factoring Trinomials Guided Notes
Example 2: Find the prime factorization of 90

Example 3: Find the prime factorization of -140

Example 5: Find the GCF

a) 15 and 16

b) 36𝑥 $ 𝑦 and 54𝑥𝑦 $ 𝑧

c) 27𝑎$ 𝑏 and 15𝑎𝑏 $ 𝑐

Example 2: Factor GCF

10𝑎0 𝑏 $ + 15𝑎$ 𝑏 − 5𝑎𝑏 0

Example 3: Factor GCF 12a2 + 16a

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Factoring Trinomials Guided Notes
Zero Product property: if ab=0 ab=0 , then either a=0 or b=0
a=0  or  b=0 (or both). A product of factors is zero if and only if one or
more of the factors is zero.

Solve by factoring the GCF and applying Zero Product property:

Example 1: 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 = 𝟎

Example 2: 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟕𝒙

Example 3: (d - 5)(3d - 4) = 0


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Factoring Trinomials Guided Notes
Recall:

Multiply = Put Together

(x +4)(x – 3)

= 𝑥 $ − 3𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 12
= 𝑥 $ + 𝑥 − 12

Factor = Take apart!

a*c

Example 1
Factor the trinomial. Factors of a*c, that
8
sum up to, b
4 2
$
a) 𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 8

a= 1 , b= 6 , c=8 X X
ax 6

(x+4)(x+2)

b

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$
b) 𝑥 − 10𝑥 + 16

Factors of 16 Sums
1, 16 17
-1,-16 -17
4,4 8
-2,-8 -10

= (x-2)(x-8)

c) 𝑥 $ + 𝑥 − 12

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Example 2(You try): Factor the trinomial.

a) 𝑥 $ − 7𝑥 − 18

b) 𝑥 $ + 7𝑥 + 12

c) 𝑥 $ − 12𝑥 + 27
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Factoring without the leading coefficient of 1

Example 1: 𝟑𝒚𝟐 − 𝟐𝒚 − 𝟓 -15

1
3 -5
= (y+1)(3y-5) Simplify when
you can! 3y 3y

Example 2: 6𝑥 $ + 71𝑥 − 12

Example 3: 3𝑎0 + 12𝑎$ − 63𝑎

Example 4: 3𝑥 $ − 42𝑥 + 40