Section 5.2 Factoring Trinomials Of the Type x2 + bx +c Phong Chau

x2 + 5x + 2x + 10 ( x + 2 )( x + 5) = = x2 + 7x + 10 The product of 2 binomials is a trinomial. The constant term in the trinomial is the product of the constant terms in the binomials. The coefficient of x in the trinomial is the sum of the constant terms in the binomials

x2 - 7x + 3x - 21 ( x + 3 )( x - 7) = = x2 - 4x - 21 The constant term in the trinomial is negative constant terms in the binomials are opposite in sign: One must be positive + The other is negative -

Factoring trinomials of the form x2 + bx + c: The factored form must be product of 2 binomials ( x )( x ) To figure out the constants, look for 2 integers whose product is c and whose sum is b: List all factor pairs of c. Choose the factor pair whose sum is b

Examples 1) x2 + 7x + 10 2) x2 + 4x - 12 3) x2 - 6x - 16 4) 2a3 - 20a2 + 50a

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Group exercise 1) x2 - 8x + 16 2) m2n + 4mn - 12n 3) 6x2y2 + 24xy2 + 18y2