Name:

____________________________________________________ Period: ____________ Date: ____________________________

1-3 POLYNOMIAL FORMULAS (FACTORING) STUDENT NOTES

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Remember: FACTORING is the process of writing numbers and expressions as a ____________________________.

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2148×+16
Factor Completely: ______________________________ 15×2
______________________________

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There are many formulas to help us factor common types of expressions.

FACTORING FORMULAS:

Difference of two squares (DOTS): a
2
- b 2 = _______________________________________________________ s ,

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Sum of two squares (SOTS) with i: a
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+ b 2 =________________________________________________________
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Perfect square trinomial (PST): a
2
+ 2ab + b 2 = _________________________________________________

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Difference of two cubes (DOTC): a €q--b = 3 3
__________________________________________________________

Sum of two cubes (SOTC): a + b = Caxtdlaaabtb
3 3
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Write each as a perfect cube. negative

(3×73
1= 13 64= 43 !" #" = ( )3 %&!" =
Xy
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8= 125= ' " "
! = '(! # =
27= !" #' = !) = *%+!' #" =

*The exponents must be divisible by 3 for a perfect cube

Rewrite each expression as a difference/sum of cubes.

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8-213
1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________
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DOTC SOTC DOTC

Determine which factoring formula applies to each expression, then factor (if possible).

4. x 2 + 6 x + 9 5. x 2 - 16

42
( -135
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×
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( x -1471×-4 )

X



PST DOTS

6. x3 + 8 7. a
2
+ 4

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SOTS
SOTC

3
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8. w - 10 w + 25
2
9. 125y

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+ EST (gyp -
(E)
3

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b-
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w ( Ey I
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PST

10. 4k - 1 x 2 + 7 x + 49
2
11.

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12. r + 100 b + 125c3
2 3 3
13. 27a ?

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( rtioillr
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SOTS SOTC

14. What is the perimeter of a square whose area is x 2 + 4 x + 4 ft2? ( X -125
(4×-18) ft factored