Factoring
Greatest Common Factor (GCF) Grouping Trinomials – x 2 + bx + c Trinomials – ax 2 + bx + c Differences of Squares Perfect Squares Sums and Differences of Cubes Quadratic Form Combinations Fill in the titles on the foldable
8.2 Greatest Common Factor (top) Find the GCF of the terms Write the GCF then the remaining part of each term in parentheses
8.2 Greatest Common Factor (bottom) Ex: 12a aEx: 3p 2 q – 9pq pq
8.2 Factor by Grouping (top) Group the terms (first two and last two) Find the GCF of each group Write each group as a product of the GCF and the remaining factors Combine the GCFs in a group and write the other group as the second factor
8.2 Factor by Grouping (bottom) Ex: 4ab + 8b + 3a + 6Ex: 3p – 2p 2 – 18p + 27