A2 – Factoring Review 2



Factoring Patterns

Difference of Perfect Squares

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|Step 1: Factor out the GCF if there is one |[pic] |

|Step 2: Check whether you have difference of squares | |

|Step 3: Use difference of squares pattern to factor | |

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Sum and Difference of Cubes

|Perfect cubes: numbers whose factors can be written as a number times itself times itself like |

|64 = _______ |

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|Sum or Difference of Cubes: Use for two terms that are perfect cubes with a ________ or __________ sign between the terms. |

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|Sum of cubes: a3 + b3 = | x3 + 27 = |

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|Difference of cubes: a3 – b3 = | 64a3 – 27= |

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|_________________________ | |

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|( Always look for a ______________________________, ______ first! |

|( Check the ______________________ next to see if you can factor any further. |

|PRACTICE: Factor the following polynomials. |

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|-54x3 + 150 10x4 – 80x |

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|2x4 + 3x3 + 2x + 3 |

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Perfect Square Trinomials

|Perfect square trinomials have the following pattern: | |

| |1x2 + 2x + 1 |

|a2 + 2ab + b2 = (a + b)(a + b) = _____________ | |

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|a2 - 2ab + b2 = (a - b)(a - b) = _____________ |4x2 – 12x + 9 |

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|You can factor them by grouping, but knowing the pattern makes the factoring easier. |

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|**Remember to take out the _____________________________ first! |

|a) x2 - 8x + 16 |b) 9y2 + 60y + 100 |

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|a)________________________ |b)_________________________ |

|c) 2y4 + 20y2 + 50 |d) 2x2 - 12xy + 18y2 |

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|c)________________________ |d)_________________________ |

Additional Practice: Factor completely

| x5- x3 + 8x2- 8 |

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