Factoring

TASK
Cards
Difference of Two Squares and Sum and
Difference of Two Cubes

By Pair or Threes
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Who has the factors of

t - 16
2
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We have

(t + 4)(t - 4)

Who has the factors of

x - 144
2
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We have

(x - 12)(x + 12)

Who has the factors of

4x - 9 2
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We have

(2x - 3) (2x + 3)

Who has the factors of

32a - 8 2
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We have

8 (2a - 1) (2a + 1)

Who has the factors of

169p2 - 225
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We have

(13p - 15) (13p + 15)

Who has the factors of

16r2 - 25a2
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We have

(4r- 5a) (4r + 5a)

Who has the factors of

p - 49
4
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We have

(p2 - 7) (p2 + 7)

Who has the factors of

r - 25
4
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We have

(r2 - 5) (r2 - 5)

Who has the factors of

x -1
4
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We have

(x 1)(x + 1)(x2 + 1)

Who has the factors of

k - 1000
3
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We have

(k - 10) (k2 + 10k + 100)

Who has the factors of

27x - 64 3
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We have

(3x - 4) (9x2 + 12x + 16)

Who has the factors of

81x + 3 3
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We have

3 (3x + 1) (9x2 3x + 1)

Who has the factors of

3w - 3 3
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We have

3 (w - 1) (w2 + w + 1)

Who has the factors of

27a3 + 64z3
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We have

(3a + 4z)(9a2 12az + 16z2)

Who has the factors of

125t3 + 8s3
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We have

(5t + 2s)(25t2 10st + 4s2)

Who has the factors of

k3 + 27
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We have

(k + 3)(k2 3k + 9)

Who has the factors of

8m3 + 125n3
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We have

(2m + 5n)(4m2 10mn + 25n2)

Who has the factors of

1000a6 + 27b3
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I have

(10a2+3b)(100a4 - 30a2b + 9b2)

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to factor
DIFFERENCE OF TWO SQUARES
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to factor
SUM AND DIFFERENCE OF
CUBES