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Unit3 Lesson3
Factoring Polynomials
x2 4x 5
C- 1) 157=-5
-1+5=4
( x 1) Hts)
-
6 x2 13x 5
( X ) 16×7 a) Is )
( ex -
1) (3×-5)
¥÷ ×
Difference of Squares
Ca b) Cat )
b
a2 b2 =
-
2- 645
fl :
( a a) I 18 b)
(aa -
fb) ( aatfb)
5x2 10 x 15
51×2 -
2x -
3)
5- ( xtl ) ( x
-
3)
x4 3x 2 28
1×2-4) 1×47)
( x 2) txt 41×47)
-
12×712×7 Wx
X( 4×2-3×-1 )
""⇒
L÷¥ ×
a) x 4 4 x2 45
(xY(x3)- Xu 4×2-45
-
1×41×2)
Cx
'
-911×45 )
(x -
3) Gt3> 1×45)
b) 6 x 2 14 x 12
2/35-7×-6 ) G) (6)
all -61
213*2 ) ( X -
3) C- 2) (3)
Ux
1211-3)
c) 30 x4 34 x3 8x2
( -1714 )
(5×11×1 2×415×42×-4)
CDC -4 )
13×115×7 (2) C-2 )
2×43×-4715*1 )
Wx
×
Lesson 3 Page 2 of 8 Unit 3
3.4 Difference of Cubes
Difference of Cubes
Cy )3= ( x g) ( x'exyty )
' ' 's .
(x ) ly ) ( x) -
-
)
x
'
y3= Cx -
g) 1×4×9+92 's
8×3
-
x -
? Cx )
y ) exytyz ) c×gIczP=Cx -271×4×1271225
y ( x'
-
-
=cx-4cx4xcz) -1142 )
'
X 't x'g
' -
=
+ xy -
-
xy
-
y
3-
x y3=XZy3 ×
3-
g = Cx -
2) 44 2×+4
64a3 125b3
yes
27a3 16b3 no
1 216y3 yes
Factor Completely
!!
i
4%-1543=(49-5674444144156) -1GBP )
=
( ka 54 ( 14 a)
- 7- Cea ) 1557-11542)
6493-12563 ( ka-55) ( ka
-
tzoab -1255 )
Example 2
Completely factor the following:
a) 1 216b3
= ( I bb) Cl )
-
-
c- G) Cfb) -11644
)
= ( ttb) ( I -164365
Lesson 3 Page 3 of 8 Unit 3
b) 54 128b3
2127 -
6452 )
)
2. ( ( 3) 2- ( 444 = ( x y) ( x4xyty2
-
tab ) 2)
= 213 Eb) ( ( 317137 Ceb)
-
⇒ (3-44191-1251-165)
)
×3+yzixty) 1×2-49+92 ×3 tf
) )
'
caste)3=CxtzXx2xHtC2
X3tY3=( xty) ( # yty 2) x
=( -12) ( 2×127+1214
x x
3- 's
XZYFXY + x2y XY # y
= X -
-
x4s=cxt4Cx -2×+4 )
'
X3ty3=xHy3
xytyz)
-
x3ty3= City ) ( x -
Sum of cubes
y )Lx4xytyD
a -- Czxty )
When there are 4 terms in a polynomial then these are good candidates for factor by grouping.
Factor ax ay bx by
( axtag ) Ctbxtby )
acxty ) tbcxty )
City) ( atb )
Example 3
Completely factor: x3 x2 2x 2
1×4×2 ) ( +2×+2 )
-11 ) -12 Htt)
'
X (x
( x -1171×72 )
x5 5 x3 7 x2 35
(-7×735)×3445
1×45×3 )
) 71×75) -
's
)
(x'e5) ( x
-7
Example 4
Completely factor the following polynomials:
a) x3 3x 2 4x 12
1×3-3×2 )
3)
(x 3) 4 Cx
- -
-
x
-
'
(x -
3) ( x -
e)
2)( x -12)
( X 3) ( x
-
Cx s)
's
( x 43)
-
't xyegz )
CHICHI Cx -
y ) Cx
't xcz)
2)
= Cx -
2) ( x
taek )
-
=
Cx -
2) ( x
( 2) ( x42×+4
1×9-3) x -
x3 3 x 2 6 x 8
1×3-3×4 ( fxef) -
x
-
( x 3) -
-2 (3×-4)
No common
binomial factors .
£4 , Et
x3 3 x 2 6x 8 If ⇐4
,
l l S 6 8
¥
- -
( -2
-
8 0
(x - I ) ( in -2×-8 )
( x 1) (x -12 ) (xx)
-
'
(x ) Cx )
6×305-7×-6
-
b ; If IL I 3 I
, , ,
-6 l l 0-7-6
9-? ↳
( I
(me
-
I -6 -12 I I
( f O
-
-
'
( xx ) (x -
x-6 )
( xtl ) ( Xt 2) Cx 3) -
x 4 x3 x2 3x 6
IT E3 ,E6 l t
let
-
l -
23 -
L7F
-
I -36 -12
I -23 -60
Z
Htt ) 11×22×43×-61 I 0 30
£1,12 , -4,1=6
( x 2) (1×40×+3)
-
3 6
I -2
↳
I
-
cxtllcx -21673)
I 2 -4
\
-
a) 8x3 18x2 7x 3
3
I If 7
I
It
,
E3 f -
It -12, If 3 0
lo
-
,
g
-
It
,
Etz ,
ftp.t 'T ( x c) ( sci
-
-
tox -3 )
} Cxtczx-324×+1 )
13,532,1¥ ,
't
I
(
' ,
l 2 -4
(
-
l 3-2
I
-
l o -
Z O
( T -
1) ( x 2x z )
(x
-
c-
( Xel) Atl) Cx )
-2
c) x 4 3 x3 2 x2 12 x -
8
Il 1=2 , tu Ff
, ,
Xt 3×3-2×412
X -
f
-
-7.3 : I
'
"
I
i
.
,¥o
)
( x C) ( ex 2×2-4×+8
3-
-
)
( x 1) ( x -2×2-4×+8
-
's
-
Cx-2)
-
KCx-2)
X
z)
( x 2-4) (
X -
X C-2) Cx 2)
( x C) ( x 4 (
-
-