Factoring

techniques

FACTOR
GREATEST SUM AND
DIFFERENCE OF PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIALS GENERAL
COMMON DEFFERENCE OF GROUPING
TWO SQUARES TRINOMIAL WHOSE LEADING TRINOMIAL
MONOMIAL FACTOR TWO CUBES
COEFFECIENT IS 1

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:

FACTOR:15x2−35x FACTOR: 64x3 + FACTOR: FACTOR:2x2 + x– 6 FACTOR: FACTOR: 5x³ - 10x² +

FACTOR:x2 − 25 3x – 6
= 5x ⋅ 3x − 5x ⋅7 125 = (4x)3 + (5)3 x2 +14x + 49
= (x + 5)(x − 5): = (2x – 3)(x + 2).
= (4x + 5)[(4x)2 − =(5x³ - 10x²) + (3x - 6)
= 5x(3x–7). =(X+7)(X+7) OR
(4x)(5) + (5)2]
(X+7)2 = 5x² (x - 2) + 3 (x - 2)
= (4x + 5)(16x2 −
20x + 25) = (x - 2) (5x² + 3)
Simplifying rational
algebraic
expressions
 Dividing rational
algebraic
expressions

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