Objective: factor polynomials by finding the GCF, identifying perfect squares & “undoing the box”. What is factoring and how is it done?
Factoring Un-multiplying or Un-distributing Break into simpler parts Factored & Un-factored expressions are EQUAL IN VALUE
Example Un-factored: 4x – 8 Factored: 4(x – 2) 4x – 8 = 4(x – 2)
Greatest Common Factor (GCF) The LARGEST monomial that “divides evenly” into every term
Ex) 25x 3 + 5x 25xxx + 5x GCF: 5x
DISTRIBUTEFACTOR 2x(x 2 + 5x – 6)4x x 2 – 12x
DISTRIBUTEFACTOR 3x 2 (x – 5) + 2(x – 5)2x 3 + 6x 2 + 4x + 12
Box/FOILFACTOR (x + 7)(x – 4)x 2 – 2x – 24
Box/FOILFACTOR (3x + 1)(x – 4)3x x + 6
Ex 1. Factor 5x + 15
Ex 2. Factor 8x x
Ex 3. Factor 8x x+ 10x + 15
Ex 4. Factor 2x 2 + 6x – 3x – 9
Ex 5. Factor x 2 – 16
Ex 6. Factor 4x 2 – 9
Ex 7. Factor x 2 + 9x + 14
Ex 8. Factor 3x 2 + 7x + 2
Ex 9. Factor 3x 2 + 6x – 9
Ex 10. Factor 4x 2 – 2x – 20
The area of a rectangle is represented by the expression 3x x. The length of the rectangle is 3x, what expression represents the width? Area = 3x 2 +12x 3x Width = ?
– Area = x 2 – 64 Length = ? Width = ?
to be turned in for a grade Directions: find the length and/or width of every rectangle. Record your answers on your own paper to be turned in for a grade. White rectangle Blue Rectangle Orange Rectangle Pink Rectangle Green Rectangle