This document provides instructions for factoring different types of algebraic expressions:
1) Common monomial factoring involves finding the greatest common factor of terms and grouping factors.
2) Difference of two squares involves factoring expressions with two terms that are perfect squares separated by a minus sign.
3) Sum and difference of two cubes involves factoring expressions where terms are perfect cubes using signs and cube roots.
4) Perfect square trinomials involve factoring expressions where the first and last terms are perfect squares and the middle term is twice the product of the roots.
This document provides instructions for factoring different types of algebraic expressions:
1) Common monomial factoring involves finding the greatest common factor of terms and grouping factors.
2) Difference of two squares involves factoring expressions with two terms that are perfect squares separated by a minus sign.
3) Sum and difference of two cubes involves factoring expressions where terms are perfect cubes using signs and cube roots.
4) Perfect square trinomials involve factoring expressions where the first and last terms are perfect squares and the middle term is twice the product of the roots.
Get the greatest common factor (GCF) of the given numbers then put parenthesis and copy the sign of the two given numbers [(-) or (+)] then divide the GCF to the given numbers. a.3x+3y = 3(x + y) Ex. b.12x³-16x⁶ = 4x³ (3 - 4x³) The Difference of Two Squares DTS must have! Two terms that are both perfect square and there must be a minus sign between the two terms. How to factor DTS Put to parenthesis one has minus sign and one has plus sign [(-) (+)] then get the square root of the two terms. a.9x² - 25 = (3x -5) Ex. (3x+5) b.4m+100 = PRIME (it Sum and Difference of two cubes doesn’t have minus sign.
The given numbers must be perfect squares if its no perfect square
get the GCF and divide. First get the cube root of the terms ()³()³ then put two parenthesis (+) ( - +) first parenthesis must be the same sign as the original and the first sign on the second parenthesis must be opposite sign to the original one then the last one is always positive. How to solve put the cube root of the two term in the first parenthesis and then multiply the terms by itself,leave the second term on the second parenthesis then multiply the two terms
Perfect square trinomial Ex.
a.x³ + y³ b.27y³ - 64 (x)³(y)³ (3y)³(4)³ =(3y - 4) (9y² There is no negative sign before =(x+y)(x²-xy+y²)+ 12y + 16) the squared terms.Backward process (x)²(y)² (3y)² (4)² of squaring a binomial, both the first and last terms are squared terms and the middle term is twice the product of the bases
Ex. a.(x + 4)² (x)² (2)² =
Karl matthew simera x² + 8x + 16 8-elizabeth math peta b.25x² + 20x + 4 =(5x + 2)²