FACTORING

POLYNOMIALS
 Factoring by Greatest
Common Monomial Factor
Steps of factoring the Greatest Common Monomial Factor.

1. Determine the number of terms.

2. Find the greatest common factor of the numerical coefficients.
3. Find the variable with the least exponent that appears in each term of the
polynomial. It serves as the GCF of the variables.
4. Get the product of the greatest common factor of the numerical coefficient
and the variables. It serves as the greatest common monomial factor of
the given polynomial.
5. Find the other factor by dividing the given polynomial by its greatest
common monomial factor and write the final factored form of the
polynomial.
Factoring
Difference of
Two Squares
Steps in factoring the difference of two squares:

Step 1: Express the first and the second terms in

exponential form with a power of 2.
Step 2: Subtract the two terms in exponential
form following the pattern− .
Step 3: Factor completely following the pattern
− = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 – 𝑏)
Factoring
Sum and
Difference
of Two
Cubes
Remember the mnemonic “SOAP” to help keep track with the signs.
FACTORING
PERFECT
SQUARE
TRINOMIALS
Perfect Square Trinomial
is the result of squaring a binomial. A perfect
square trinomial has first and last terms which
are perfect squares and a middle term which is
twice the product of the square root of the first
and last terms
 To factor perfect square trinomials:
1.Get the square root of the first and last terms.
2. List down the square root as sum/difference of two terms as the
case may be.
3. You can use the following relationships to factor perfect square
trinomials:
+ 2(1st term) (Last term) + =
-2(1st term) (Last term) + =
In symbol,