Factoring Trinomials

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ______________

I. Trinomials of the Form: ___________________________ (not perfect square trinomials).

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Factoring “Easy” Trinomials

Quadratic
Term Constant
Linear Term
Term

“Easy” Trinomials: The Leading Coefficient is __________.

Method
1. Write down two pairs of parentheses.
2. Determine the factors of C.
3. Find the combination of factors that will add/subtract to equal B.
4. Place the values into the parentheses
5. Check using FOIL.

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 Factoring Trinomials (A=1)

Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ______________

Factor each trinomial (rewrite as a product of two binomials).

1. x2 + 6x + 5 4. x2 – 8x + 7
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2. x2 + 4x + 3 5. x2 – 24x + 23
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3. x2 + 12x + 11 6. x2 – 12x + 11
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7. x2 – 2x – 3 10. x2 + 2x – 3
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8. x2 – 12x – 13 11. x2 + 12x – 13

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9. x2 – 6x – 7 12. x2 + 6x – 7

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General Form is Ax2 + Bx + C. On this page, C is _______________________.

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Factor each trinomial (rewrite as a product of two binomials).

General Form is Ax2 + Bx + C. On this page, C is _______________________.

1. x2 + 5x + 6 3. x2 – 11x + 10

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2. x2 + 6x + 8 4. x2 – 7x + 12

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5. x2 + x – 20 7. x2 – 3x – 18

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6. x2 + 6x – 16 8. x2 – 10x – 24

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E) Always check for common monomials FIRST! (GCF stuff)

Factor:
2x2 + 8x + 8 3x2 - 27

You try:

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1. 2v - 50 2. 3w2 – 30w + 75

3. x2 + 9x 4. 2m2 + 24m - 26

5. 24p2 – 16p 6. 9r2 + 30r + 24

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 Leading
Coefficient

“Hard” Trinomials:

Quadratic Linear Constant

Term Term Term

The leading coefficient is ____________________.

METHOD 1: GROUPING
Steps for factoring “Hard” Trinomials

1. Decide your signs for the parentheses.

2. Multiply

3. Find 2 #’s that multiply to equal and add to the linear term (B).

4. Rewrite Bx as a sum of the two factors. There will be 4 terms.

5. Factor by grouping:

Group the first two terms and the last two terms

Factor the GCF out of each group {the parentheses should match}

Use distributive property to write as two binomials

6. Check your answer - FOIL!!!

Example 1: Factor
Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5:

Step 6:

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METHOD 2: TRIAL AND ERROR
Steps for factoring “Hard” Trinomials:

I. Method
1. Find the factors of A and C.
2. Determine which combination of factors will yield the middle term when
multiplied and added.
3. Check.

Ex 1: 2x2 + 11x + 5

Ex 2: 3x2 – 4x – 7

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 Factoring Trinomials Practice, A = 1

Factor the trinomial, if possible. If it cannot be factored, write “prime.”

1. 3t2 + 16t + 5 2. 3c2 – 37c + 44

3. 3x2 – 17x – 6 4. 2x2 – 3x – 2

5. 6b2 – 11b – 2 6. 6y2 – 11y – 10