HW: factoring trinomials WS

Factoring Trinomials Must be in STANDARD FORM Leading Coefficient MUST BE POSITIVE ONE! What MULTIPLIES to get the last term and ADDS to get the middle term? + Last Term Middle Term Final answer will be: Final answer will be: (x + LEFT NUMBER)(x +RIGHT NUMBER)

Sign Hints +++ If last term is positive and middle term is positive : If last term is positive and middle term is negative : If last term is negative and middle term is negative OR positive : – /– – + + – – – +

x 2 +7x + 6

x 2 – 12x + 36

x 2 – x – 20

n 2 + 2n – 48

Put answers on your post-it! 1)x x – 30 2) x 2 – 5x + 6