Factoring by Grouping
1. If possible, factor out a GCF of all FOUR terms. 2. If necessary, rearrange so that the first 2 terms have a common factor and the second 2 terms have a common factor. 3. Factor a GCF out of each pair of terms. 4. Rewrite a the product of two binomials.
1. x 2 + 7x + 3x + 21 2. x 2 - x + 3x – 3 3. 4x x + 10x – 25 4. 3x xy + 4xy – 24y 2 5. 7y – 16 + xy + 7x 6. 3x 2 - 3x - 3x + 3 7. 9x 3 + 6x x 2 – 30x
8. 5m + 2w + mw + 10 9. ax – 10 – 5x + 2a 10. ax – 21 – 3a + 7x