1. 6.6 Factoring Polynomials
Greatest Common Factor
Factoring by Grouping
Factoring General Trinomials
Perfect Square Trinomials

2. Summary of Factoring Techniques
Greatest Common Factor
Example 1:
Check the factoring with the distributive property

3. Summary of Factoring Techniques
Grouping
Example 2:
Check your factoring with FOIL
Group the terms together
Factor out the GCF of each grouping
Factor out the like term (x- 4) - what’s left? (a2 + 3)

4. Ex. 3
Factor
Answer:

5. Ex. 4
Factor
Answer:

6. Summary of Factoring Techniques
General Trinomials
Example 5:
Check your factoring with FOIL
Factors of 30 that add up to -13.
5(6) = find the factors of 30 that add up to -13
Group the terms together
Factor out the GCF of each grouping
Factor out the like term (x-2) - what’s left? (5x-3)

7. Ex. 6
Factor
Answer:

8. Summary of Factoring Techniques
Perfect Square Trinomials
Example 7:
Check your factoring with FOIL
Middle term is 2 times the sq. root of 9 and x2

9. Ex. 8
Factor
Answer: